Sylvia Diane Wilson

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2000s
State:Texas
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months 13 Days
Support
Anti-War Environmental Activism
Sylvia Diane Wilson

Biography

Sylvia Diane Wilson was arrested in December 2005 for heckling Vice President Dick Cheney at a public event. She was held at the Victoria County Jail in Texas to serve 150 days on an outstanding sentence for an earlier environmental banner-hanging action.

Cases

Victoria County Jail
Charges: Anti-war heckling of VP Cheney; held to serve sentence
Arrested: Dec 4, 2005
Incarcerated: Dec 4, 2005
Released: Mar 17, 2006
Sentence: 150 days
Institution State: Texas
Charges: Criminal trespass — Dow Chemical, Seadrift, Texas
Arrested: Mar 26, 2026
Incarcerated: Mar 26, 2026
Released: Mar 27, 2026
Sentence: Arrested while delivering demands concerning plastic pollution and proposed nuclear reactors; held at Calhoun County Jail and released after midnight. The March 26–27 interval is one elapsed day. The hunger strike is not added to imprisonment.

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