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Wanda Wareham

Released
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1980s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months
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Biography

Wanda Wareham was a New York 8+ grand-jury resister and the spouse of defendant Roger Wareham. She was confined for refusing to testify in March 1985 and released in June when the grand jury term expired. Contemporary reporting says she was subpoenaed again after release; it does not establish another imprisonment.

Conflicting contemporary release days

Both complete original pages were rendered and visually reviewed: July 26, page 7 and September 27, page 10. They agree on release in June but disagree on June 17 versus 18. The group photograph on page 7 identifies Roger Wareham and other defendants, not Wanda; it is not installed as her portrait.

Case

Charges: Civil contempt; refusal to testify before a grand jury
Incarcerated: Mar 11, 1985
Released: June 1985
Sentence: Civil confinement for refusing grand-jury testimony, not a conviction on the New York 8 defendants' criminal charges. The July 26 contemporary report dates release June 18, 1985, while the September 27 participant interview gives March 11–June 17 confinement. June 1985 MONTH is supported by both; stored June 1 is only a placeholder. The conflicting day prevents a 99-day exact calculation. A subsequent subpoena does not establish another imprisonment.