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Therese Coupez

Released
Full name:Therese Ann Coupez
Date of birth:30. 11. 1952
Age:73
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:California
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Biography

White anti-imperialist activist imprisoned in federal custody at FCI Pleasanton on resistance-related charges in the 1980s. Documented in PFOC Breakthrough magazine as part of the network of North American anti-imperialist political prisoners.

Rita "Bo" Brown's partner from the Seattle area, joined the George Jackson Brigade in late 1975 and participated in numerous bombings, attempted bombings, and bank robberies in the Seattle area between January 1976 and March 1978. Arrested March 21, 1978 at a Tacoma restaurant alongside Sherman and Bertram. Convicted July 12, 1978 in W.D. Washington on Counts I-VIII (armed bank robbery, conspiracy, bombing). Sentenced to 20 years; released in 1985. Co-produced the documentary "Creating a Movement With Teeth."

Verdict versus sentence judgment

The Ninth Circuit's original opinion, paragraphs9and43, distinguishes verdict from entry of the sentence judgment. The authorized BOP name lookup returned no record, which does not negate historical custody. No exact release day or namesake portrait is inferred, and the1985year-only release is not newly authenticated.

Case

Charges: Armed bank robbery (18 U.S.C. § 2113); conspiracy; bombing-related federal counts (George Jackson Brigade prosecutions, W.D. Wash., 1975–1978)
Arrested: Mar 21, 1978
Sentenced: Aug 3, 1978
Incarcerated: Mar 21, 1978
Released: 1985
Sentence: 20-year federal term as previously recorded. United States v.Coupez603F.2d1347 distinguishes the July12,1978 jury verdict from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered August3,1978. The stored sentence date now denotes that judgment-entry date; it is not a new prison admission. Existing1985YEAR release remains a previously recorded year, not independently verified by this pass. No2478-day duration can be derived from its January1placeholder. The nonspecific combined WallaWalla/courthouse institution label is removed; individual prison transfer dates remain unresolved.
Convicted: Yes