Alcatraz (99 page)

functional shift in

government permit for

internal control vs. external image of

isolation of

lessons of

location choice for

maintenance tasks at

as maximum-security, minimum-privilege

misconduct patterns at

mortality rate at

name of

new industries building of

number of cells

opening of

periods of

proposed conversion of

rationale for

realities of

reputation of

sounds of.
See also
cafeteria and meals

convict code and culture

daily routines

disciplinary measures

employees and staff

inmates

escape attempts and escapes

mythology of Alcatraz

protests and strikes

rules and regulations

secrecy

security

transfers to Alcatraz

wardens

Alcatraz Alumni Association

Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area: army’s departure from

commercialization of

interpretive program of

photography exhibit at

pre-prison uses of

tours of

visitors’ views of

Alcatraz Island
(film)

Alcoholics Anonymous

alcoholism

Alcorn, Gordon

Alderson (WV) Federal Women’s Prison.
See also
Kelly, Kathryn

Alix, Ernest A.

Allen, Jack

The Alvin Karpis Story
(film)

Amende, Milton

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

American Society of Radiological Technicians

Angel Island: searched for escapees

U.S. Army ferry to

Anglin brothers

anticrime crusade: beginning of

commission’s findings and

prison reform in

victories in

Archer, Finch

Arizona: kidnappings in

Arkansas: crimes in

prison farm in

state penitentiary of

Arnold, Tom

Associated Press: on battle of Alcatraz

on Hamilton’s death

on Karpis’s possible release

on Persful’s self-mutilation

questions about Capone from

Atlanta (GA) federal penitentiary: activities in

Alcatraz compared with

Alcatraz inmates from

convict culture in

corruption of

escapes and escape attempts from

family visits to

gangsters in

inmate’s protest of transfer to

legal assistance by inmate in

problems in

psychiatric evaluations in

security flaws in

solitary confinement in

transfer option of

Attica State Prison (NY)

attorneys.
See also specific attorneys

Auburn (NY) Prison

Audett, James “Blackie”: allegations against

associates of

battle of Alcatraz testimony of

criminal activities of

Gaddis on

interview of

post-Alcatraz failure of

transfers of

writing of

Bacon, Kevin

Bailey, Harvey: Albert Bates compared with

associates of

behavior of

criminal activities of

on doing time

Hamilton’s escape and

implicated in Union Station massacre

in Leavenworth

notoriety of

parole requests of

post-release success of

protests and strikes of

refusal to talk

release of

reputation of

transfers of

trial of

Baker, Robert: on arrival of first inmates

in battle of Alcatraz

on daily regimen

on dungeon cells

escape attempt and

at executions

on Grove

on letter writing rules

on parole rules

on security problems

training of

on visitors

Baltimore
(MD)
News

Bamboo Cosmos (prisoner train)

Banghart, Basil “The Owl”

Bankston, William O.

Barkdoll, Lloyd

Barker, Arthur “Dock”: as Alcatraz inmate

associates of

criminal activities of

death and burial of

escape attempt of

notoriety of

postrelease records of

ruthlessness of

strike of

Barker, Fred: associates of

criminal activities of

death of

Barker, George

Barker, Kate “Ma”

Barker-Karpis mob.
See also specific members

Barnes, George.
See
Kelly, George “Machine Gun”

Barnes, Harry Elmer

Barrett, William A.

Barrow, Clyde: associates of

criminal activities of

fading from public view

movie about

Bates, Albert: associates of

contraband of

correspondence courses of

criminal activities of

death of

intelligence of

in Leavenworth

notoriety of

protests and strikes of

reputation of

transfers of

trial of

Urschel’s correspondence with

Bates, Sanford: Alcatraz inmates selected by

Alcatraz visit of

on attorney visits

Capone’s case and

challenges for

on consistent handling of inmates

on control of personnel

on corporal punishment

on dungeon cells

on FBI

on handcuffing

hiring policy of

Hoover’s instructions for

on Leavenworth escape

media and

military prisoners and

operational guidelines of

prison as envisioned by

on
prisoner transport

on prison investigations

public-enemy mythology countered by

public relations concerns of

reorganization of

on super prison site

battle of Alcatraz (1946): aftermath of

blame for

conspirators in

convict code in

executions for

eyewitnesses to

gun battle in

implications and legacy of

investigation of

Johnston’s responsibility for

planning and beginning of

trial after

Bayless, John R.

Beacher, Milton Daniel (doctor)

Beall, C. R. F.

Beardon, Walter

Belbenoit, René

Belli, Marvin

Bender, John

Benedetti, Kay Wallace

Bennett, James V.: accusations against

Alcatraz conversion proposal of

Alcatraz visits of

assistance of

battle of Alcatraz investigation and

battle of Alcatraz trial and

on daily life at Alcatraz

on death penalty

dungeon cells and

escape attempts and

Hoover’s relationship with

hunger strikes and

inmates’ complaints to

personal files of

prison investigations of

public relations concerns of

questions of

releasees encouraged by

responsibilities of

on shift in Alcatraz population

specific cases and: Bailey

Bates

Berta

Capone

Chase

Davis

Gardner

Grove

Hamiltion

Hensley

Karpis

Kelly

Neumer

Persful

Phillips

Quillen

Waley

Walters

Young

Bentham, Jeremy

Bentz, Edward

Bequette, Charles

Bergen, Philip: in battle of Alcatraz

book of

interview with

on security problems

on Waley

Bergreen, Lawrence

Berlin, Samuel

Berta, Charles: on Alcatraz conditions

allegations against

behavior of

Bennett’s correspondence with

escape plot involving

library of

postrelease success of

solitary confinement of

transfer of

wounding of

Besk, Elmus E.

The Birdman of Alcatraz
(film)

Bixby (BOP assistant director)

Blackwell, Olin (warden)

Blue Boy
(film)

Blumer, Fred

Boarman, James

Boatman, George: on battle of Alcatraz

on escape planning

on Johnston

on rats

on solitary confinement

Boettcher, Charles

Bogart, Humphrey

Bohn, Haskell

BOP.
See
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

Bower, Benjamin

Bowers, Joseph: BOP questions about

criminal activities of

death of

media’s sensationalization of

medical evaluation of

mental difficulties of

Boyd, John

The Boy Mechanic
(series)

Branch, Claude

Brandt, Rudolph

Breed, Allen

Bremer, Edward

Brest, Harold: on convict code

escape attempt of

retrial of

Bristow, Robert

British Columbia Penitentiary

Brown, Bill

Brown, Stanley

Brownie, Frank

Bruce, J. Campbell

Brushy Mountain Prison (TN)

Buckner, Charles

Burch, Bert

Burdette, Joseph

Bureau of Internal Revenue.
See also
Internal Revenue Service

Burlingame (officer)

Burrough, Bryan

Butler, Howard: battle of Alcatraz and

behavior of

mental difficulties of

on other inmates

release and success of

cafeteria and meals: guard’s description of

inmates’ description of

limited conversation in

for men in solitary

menu sample

Phillips’s assault on Johnston in

protests of

rules for

security issues in

variety of food in

Caffrey (FBI agent)

Calabrese, Anthony

Calder, James

California: kidnappings in

robberies in

supermax prisons in.
See also
San Francisco

San Quentin prison (CA)

California Adult Authority

California Department of Corrections

California Men’s Colony

Campbell, Harry

Canada: arrests in

corporal punishment in

Karpis’s deportation to

Cannon, Jerry

capital punishment.
See
death penalty

Capone, Al (Alphonse Gabriel): associates of

commercialized images of

criminal activities of

death of

as doing quiet time

fading from public view

fighting of

inaccurate depiction of

notoriety of

parole application of

postrelease care for

postrelease records of

postrelease success of

in prisons (before Alcatraz transfer)

as Public Enemy no. 1

reputation of

sentence of

special treatment of

syphilis effects on

threats against

transfers of

transported to prison

visitors of

Capone, Albert (“Sonny”)

Capone, John

Capone, Mae

Capone, Matthew

Capone, Ralph

Carlson, Norman A.: assistance of

expectations of

on Marion lockdown

on post-Alcatraz inmates’ lives

preservation of records under

Carnes, Clarence Victor: in battle of Alcatraz

claims of

criminal activities of

named as participant

planned prosecution of

sentence of

trial of

Carroll, John P.

Carroll, Mabel

Cascade Limited

Casey, Sherman

Catholic Rehabilitation Service (Montreal)

Chandler, Erville F.

Chandler, Roy F.

Chase, John Paul: on Alcatraz and Leavenworth

as Alcatraz inmate

criminal activities of

death of

as doing quiet time

notoriety of

postrelease success of

reputation of

solitary confinement of

transfer of

Cherrington, Arthur

Chicago: federal enforcement assistance in

kidnapping prevention in

“lawless decade” in

mayoral election in

robberies and murders in.
See also
Capone, Al (Alphonse Gabriel)

Cook County Jail

Chicago Crime Commission

Chicago Daily News

Chicago Daily Tribune

Chicago Herald and Examiner

Chicago Motion Picture Operators Union

Chicago Tribune

Chitty, Artis J.

Civic League of Improvement Clubs and Associations

Clapp, Maxine

Clark, James

Clark, James (inmate)

Clark, Joseph M.: arrival of

Chase’s letter to

on Kelly’s and Chase’s cases

McDade’s lettter to

Quillen’s relationship with

releasees encouraged by

Clark, Tom

Cleaver, Charles “Limpy”

Clemmer, Donald

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cline, Royal C.: escapees’ conviction for murder of

inmates’ hostility toward

killed by escapees

Lucas’s account on

media’s response to murder of

Cochrane, Harry

Cohen, Stanley

Cole, Theodore: Capone on

criminal activities of

escape of

refusal to work

Stamphill’s reading about

Colliers
magazine

Colorado: federal supermax penitentiary in

kidnappings in

state prisons in

Colson, Gene

Comerford, James

communists

ConAid (organization)

Concannon, J. M.

Condemned to Devil’s Island
(book and film)

conditional release, defined

“Conditions at Alcatraz” (document)

Connally, John

Connery, Sean

Connor, A. H.