Thad Coffin

Released
Era:1980s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
17 Days
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Thad Coffin was jailed following anti-nuclear civil disobedience at a General Electric plant producing B-1 bomber engines in Evandale, Ohio. After a May 15, 1984 trespass arrest, Coffin was convicted May 28 and sentenced June 5 to thirty days in jail. A contemporary report describes a fast during confinement and release at a special hearing on June 22.

Source: Nuclear Resister26, August2,1984, PDF2. Earlier arrests are not assumed continuous with the June sentence custody.

Case

Charges: May15,1984 trespass at General Electric B-1 bomber engine plant, Evandale, Ohio.
Arrested: May 15, 1984
Sentenced: Jun 5, 1984
Incarcerated: Jun 5, 1984
Released: Jun 22, 1984
Sentence: Thirty-day jail sentence imposed June5; refused cooperation and was carried to jail on a stretcher. Report says he fainted in the visiting room June21 and was released at a special hearing the next day, with unsupervised probation until September1. Thirty days is sentence, not actual time served. Earlier April17/May1984 arrests are not counted as continuous admission. Source: https://media.nukeresister.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NR026_19840802small.pdf#page=2
Convicted: Yes

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