American political prisoners: prosecutions under the espionage and sedition acts

Abstract

Foreword by Howard Zinn Introduction Background to the Sedition Laws and Their Use During the World War I Era The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918: Then and Now The Selective Service Act Inside Golgotha: The Prison Experience of the World War I Sedition Act Inmates and Conscientious Objectors The Convictions Prison Discipline A Transfer to St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane A Death The Most Indolent Man at Leavenworth Military Justice Isolation Relief from the Psychopathic Ward Release The Prisoners Federal Espionage and Sedition Act Prisoners State Anti-Sedition and Criminal Syndicalism Prisoners Political Prisoners Who Died While Incarcerated in Federal, Military, or State Prisons Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index