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William Bago

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Ohio
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

William Bago was from Hamilton, Ohio and was imprisoned at Atlanta. The official 1921 hearing records a fifteen-year sentence imposed July 6, 1918, commuted March 3, 1919 to one year, and actual release May 11, 1919. Exact physical admission and total time in custody remain unresolved.

1920s remaining-entry review: The 1921 Senate Amnesty and Pardon hearing, printed page 96 (PDF page 102), lists William Bago individually and distinguishes July 6, 1918 sentencing, March 3, 1919 commutation, and completed departure May 11, 1919. The full original table page was visually checked. This corrects the imported release and commuted-term account, stores the documented sentence date separately, and clears the unverified admission and exact-duration fields rather than substituting sentence for admission.

Source

The official Southern District of Ohio row records a fifteen-year sentence on July 6, 1918, commuted March 3, 1919 to one year, and actual release May 11, 1919. These dates correct the older biographical claim of a two-year commutation and March 3, 1920 discharge. Exact physical admission remains unverified.

1921 Senate hearings, physical pages 102,185; SHA256 78ef2e71d40cc5d7a3e9ce8e3a10aa5c745c70cd879bc33cbba1b11d02482441. Amnesty and Pardon for Political Prisoners.

Case

U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta
Charges: Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918
Sentenced: Jul 6, 1918
Released: May 11, 1919
Sentence: Fifteen-year sentence imposed July 6, 1918 in Southern Ohio. Commuted March 3, 1919 to one year; the official hearing reports actual release May 11, 1919 by commutation. The previously imported June 6, 1918 admission and March 3, 1920 release are not established by this official record; exact physical admission remains unresolved.
Institution State: Georgia
Security: Maximum