Stephen Michael Kelly SJ 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.[1][2]

Kelly was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1990. He is a member of the Jesuits West U.S. province.[3]

He gave the homily at the funeral Mass of Daniel Berrigan.[4]

Kings Bay Plowshares

On April 4, 2018, he took part in the Kings Bay Plowshares action.[5][6]

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.[7] The judge gave him credit for the 30 months he spent in jail awaiting trial and sentencing.[8][9][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Catholic priest is sentenced to time served after 2018 break-in at nuclear naval base". National Catholic Reporter. October 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience". 24 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Staff, I. S. N. (October 22, 2020). "Jesuit Fr. Steve Kelly Sentenced for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience at U.S. Nuclear Weapon Facility".
  4. ↑ Kelly, Stephen (June 30, 2016). "Do Not Be Ruled by Fear, but Faith". Sojourners.
  5. ↑ "Explainer: Who are the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, the Catholics convicted of protesting nuclear weapons?". America Magazine. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Longtime Anti-Nuke Activists Face Prison, Again, After Breaking into Naval Base". NPR.org.
  7. ↑ "Priest sentenced to prison for destruction and trespassing on restricted naval installation". www.justice.gov. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  8. ↑ "Priest sentenced to prison for breaking into Navy submarine base". Navy Times. Associated Press. October 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Priest gets federal prison for breaking into Navy base". ABC News.
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