Stephen Kelly (priest)
Stephen Michael Kelly SJ (born c.1949)[1] is an American Jesuit priest and peace activist. He spent six years in prison for hammering on D-5 Trident missiles and other Plowshares movement actions. He has spent at least a decade behind bars, with six of those years in solitary confinement.[2][3]
Kelly was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1990. He is a member of the Jesuits West U.S. province.[4]
He gave the homily at the funeral Mass of Daniel Berrigan.[5]
Kings Bay Plowshares
On April 4, 2018, he took part in the Kings Bay Plowshares action.[6][7]
For his part in the action, he was sentenced to 33 months in jail, three years probation, and a share of the $33,503.51 in restitution.[8] The judge gave him credit for the 30 months he spent in jail awaiting trial and sentencing.[1][9][2]
References
- ^ a b "Priest sentenced to prison for breaking into Navy submarine base". Navy Times. Associated Press. October 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Catholic priest is sentenced to time served after 2018 break-in at nuclear naval base". National Catholic Reporter. October 16, 2020.
- ^ "11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience". 24 September 2020.
- ^ Staff, I. S. N. (October 22, 2020). "Jesuit Fr. Steve Kelly Sentenced for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at U.S. Nuclear Weapon Facility".
- ^ Kelly, Stephen (June 30, 2016). "Do Not Be Ruled by Fear, but Faith". Sojourners.
- ^ "Explainer: Who are the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, the Catholics convicted of protesting nuclear weapons?". America Magazine. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Longtime Anti-Nuke Activists Face Prison, Again, After Breaking into Naval Base". NPR.org.
- ^ "Priest sentenced to prison for destruction and trespassing on restricted naval installation". www.justice.gov. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "Priest gets federal prison for breaking into Navy base". ABC News.