Authors: David Ward
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.