Walter Phillips

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#14228
State:Oklahoma
Support
Anti-War
Walter Phillips

Biography

Walter Phillips was a Working Class Unionmember from Oklahoma. Walter Phillips was sentenced to four years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from October 6, 1917, to January 6, 192L 3 1

1920s release-date review: The Attorney General approved parole January 6, 1921. The report does not establish the actual physical release date. December 2, 1923 is the listed term expiration and is removed as a release date; the approval date is not substituted.

Source: Amnesty and Pardon for Political Prisoners (1921), printed page 194, Attorney General's January 20, 1921 report, list of persons paroled. The original table was visually checked; sentence expiration and parole approval are distinguished from release.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Incarcerated: Oct 6, 1917
Sentence: Four years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction). 1920s source review: The Attorney General approved parole January 6, 1921. The report does not establish the actual physical release date. December 2, 1923 is the listed term expiration and is removed as a release date; the approval date is not substituted.
Institution State: Kansas

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