Prison Etiquette

6.5 x 9.5", 138 pgs

"Prison Etiquette" is an anthology of the prison writings of Conscientious Objectors to World War II. "The Danbury Story" by Howard Schoenfeld relates to the F.C,I Danbury, CT. Other notable inmates at the same time included: Robert Lowell, James Peck, and David Dellinger.

From the Villager, Vol. 74, No. 28, Nov 17-22, 2004 regarding Shoenfeld:

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"A pacifist, Howard Schoenfeld joined a group led by David Dellinger that refused to register for the draft in 1940 prior to the U.S. entering World War II. With other draft-resisters, he sued the federal government, charging that peacetime conscription was unlawful. For refusing military service, he spent 11 months in federal prison and then seven months on parole in a Quaker work camp for conscientious objectors.

Schoenfeld’s account of his prison experience, "The Danbury Story," appeared in The Nation and was included in the anthology "The Pacifist Conscience." He also wrote a political column for the pacifist newspaper The Conscientious Objector and other essays on nonviolence.

He was a prolific author of fantasy/science fiction... During his early years in New York he worked as an editor for See, a photo newsmagazine, as public relations counsel for the Workers’ Defense League and as associate editor for the newsletter Uncensored."

1950