Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Martin Sostre" in English language version.
Much attention has been given throughout the year to the case of Martin Sostre, sentenced to a possible 40 years' imprisonment in 1968 for the alleged sale of narcotics. The only witness of the alleged sale has since recanted his testimony, and AI believes that Mr Sostre was falsely implicated because of his political activities. He was one of the prisoners featured during Prisoner of Conscience Week in October 1974.
Frame Up! shines a light on politically motivated abuses within the American justice system as well as Sostre's remarkable and enduring campaign for human rights.
I became an Anarchist, a jailhouse lawyer, and a prison activist during the 1970s because of Martin Sostre.
Much attention has been given throughout the year to the case of Martin Sostre, sentenced to a possible 40 years' imprisonment in 1968 for the alleged sale of narcotics. The only witness of the alleged sale has since recanted his testimony, and AI believes that Mr Sostre was falsely implicated because of his political activities. He was one of the prisoners featured during Prisoner of Conscience Week in October 1974.