by David Ward
Purple Gang and
Fletcher (FBI agent)
Florence (CO) federal supermax penitentiary
Florida: Capone compound in
prison in
Floyd, Charles “Pretty Boy”
Fontaine, Harold
Foucault, Michel
Franklin, Rufus “Whitey”: battle of Alcatraz and
on convict code
criminal activities of
escape attempts of
explanations of
Lucas on
mentioned
officer attacked by
post-release success of
protests and strikes of
on quiet time
release and death of
solitary confinement of
status review of
transfers of
trial of
Franks, Bobby
Fuller, Justin
Gable, Clark
Gaddis, Thomas E.
Gallatas, Richard
Gandhi, Mahatma
gangster era: Capone years in Chicago
end of
focus on
kidnapping epidemic in
mid-country crime wave in
popular mythology of
prison corruption in
prison crisis in
prison security concerns in
super prison to counter. See also public enemies
Gardner, Roy: assistance for
book of
at escapees’
murder trial
escapes of
notoriety of
suicide of
as tour guide
transfers of
Garvey (psychiatrist)
gas billies
General Frank M. Coxe (ferry)
Gentry, Curt
Georgia: crimes in. See also Atlanta (GA) federal penitentiary Giacalone, Vito
Giles, John K.
Gill, Howard
Gillis, Lester. See Nelson, Baby Face (aka Lester Gillis)
Gilmore, John F.
G-men: pop culture images of
shootouts of
use of term
Godwin, John
Goffman, Erving
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. See Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gollaher, L. P.
Goodman, Louis
Goodstein, Lynne
good time forfeiture: for “act of degeneracy”
board to review
for escape attempts
escape attempt sentence vs.
for fighting
for misconduct
for murder
for property destruction
for protests and strikes
for refusal to talk
restored for improved conduct
staff uses of
Gordon, Waxey
Gotti, John
Granite City (OK) state reformatory
Green, Will
Greene, Ralph
Grooms (detective)
Grove, James: Baker’s life saved by
in battle of Alcatraz
contraband smuggled for
criminal activities of
Johnston’s review of
McMiller killed by
mental difficulties of
mentioned
officer attacked by
Phillips’s altercation with
solitary confinement of
suicide of
trial testimony on prison conditions
Gunn, Riley
Gusenberg, Frank
Gusenberg, Peter
Guzik, Jake
Hack, Richard
Hamilton, Floyd: as Alcatraz inmate
in battle of Alcatraz
behavior of
book of
criminal activities of
death of
escape attempts of
homosexuality false allegation
mentioned
not charged with escape attempt
notoriety of
postrelease success of
reentry to prison
release and pardons of
religious conversion of
solitary confinement of
transfers of
on Walters’s death
Hamilton, Raymond
Hamm, William
Hammack, William T.: on Johnston’s management
on prisoner transport
responsibilities of
on Stadig’s condition
Haney, Bert E.
Hannay, Allen B.
Hanson, Thormod H. (U.S. probation officer)
Harlan, John Marshall
Harrell, Floyd: on battle of Alcatraz
on boredom
on daily routine
on inmate-officer relationship
on letter writing rules
on movies
on weekends
Hearst, Randolph
Helmer, William J.
Hennessy, Frank J.
Hensley, Jack: assistance for
criminal activities of
hunger strike of
litigation of
postrelease success of
recommended transfer of
resistance of
solitary confinement of
Hermanson (detective)
Herring, Maurice
Heyl, Paul R.
Hicks, Clyde
Hill, Henry (warden)
Hinton, Ted
Holden, Thomas: associates of
criminal activities of
escape of
mentioned
post-Alcatraz failure of
protests and strike of
transfer of
Hollis, H. E.
Holmesburg County Prison
homosexuality: Berta on
of Butler
denial of
Hamilton false charge
of inmate sent to Alcatraz
of military prisoners
murder blamed on
noted in Karis’s book
rarity of
Hood, Carl
Hoover, Herbert: anticrime crusade of
battle of Alcatraz investigation and
BOP established by
Lindbergh kidnapping and
McCormick’s appeal to
Hoover, J. Edgar: Alcatraz visit of
on appeasing the BOP
Bennett’s relationship with
on Capone’s prison life
escape attempts and
federal justice as envisoned by
on Fort Leavenworth Annex
kidnapping epidemic and
mentioned
prisoner transport and
public relations concerns of
reform efforts of
reputation of
security concerns of
super prison envisioned by
on trial and security
undercover prison investigations of
specific cases and: Bailey
Chase
Davis
Karpis
Kellys
Horwitz, Emanuel
hostages: in battle of Alcatraz
in gangster crime wave
in other Alcatraz escape attempts
in other prison breakouts
policy on staff held as
Hostra, Ray
Hotte, Guy
Houston, Hoyt
Howard, Clark
Howard, Sidney
Hubbard, Marvin F.: in battle of Alcatraz
criminal activities of
death of
escape attempts of
named as participant
testimony concerning
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Hudspeth, Robert
Hughes, Howard
hunger strikes: force-feeding to end
as
individual resistance
Karpis’s refusal to join
in Leavenworth
media’s response to
mental illness and
murder in context of
participants in
transfer to Alcatraz for
Hunter, Fred: arrest of
associates of
escape attempts of
illness of
Hunter, Wayne
Huxley, Aldous
Idaho State Penitentiary
Illinois: crimes in
FBI-gangster shootout in
state prison in (Joliet)
supermax prisons in. See also Chicago
Marion (IL) federal supermax penitentiary
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Indiana: crimes in
federal penitentiary in
state prison of (Michigan City)
industrial good time: use of term. See also good time forfeiture
industries building (new). See also laundry
inmate-on-inmate violence: convict code on
as coping mechanism
murders in
other inmates’
interest in
past acts as reason for
rarity of
types of
inmates: arrival of
on Bowers incident
categorization of
celebrity type of
cell location chosen by
characteristics of
counts of
of federal vs. state prisons
first death
“habitual and incorrigible”
heroes of
for institutional maintenance tasks
island terrain known by
lax attitudes toward
as “living dead”
management challenges of
misconduct patterns among
as movie protagonists
“nerves” of
overview of
patriotic acts of
personal items allowed to
preparation for first
prisonization of
prison records of
psychological support for
realities of
relationships among
selected for Alcatraz
spies as
status reviews of
talks for
testimony on Alcatraz conditions by
WWII fears of. See also convict code and culture
daily routines
inmate-on-inmate violence
inmates, post-Alcatraz
interviews (by author)
letters and letter writing
military prisoners in Alcatraz
psychological issues
resistance
sentence length
inmates, post-Alcatraz: age of
cohort differences among
conditions sensationalized by
effect of experience on expectations concerning
factors in success/failure of
locations of
media interviews of
progress reports on
statistics on
study of. See also interviews (by author)
inmates, post-Alcatraz failures: Audett
Holden
Peabody
Stamphill
Walters
inmates, post-Alcatraz successes: Bailey
Berta
Butler
Capone
Chase
Davis
Franklin
Gardner
Hamilton
Hensley
Neumer
Number
Phillips
Quillen
Urbaytis
Waley
Young
inmate-staff relationship: convict code on
fraternization in
inmates’ assaults and
personal attention in
restrictions on communications in. See also silent system
Internal Revenue Service
International Prison Ministry
interviews (by author): anonymity offered in
approach to
honorariums for
initial contacts in
postrelease questions in. See also oral histories
Iowa: crimes in
state penitentiary of
state reformatory of
Irwin, John K.
Jackson (MI) prison
James, Jesse
Jarrett, W. R.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johnson, Frank
Johnson, George E.
Johnson, George S.
Johnson, Harry
Johnson, Hiram W.
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Johnston, James A.: on Alcatraz population
on attorney visits
background of
basic goal of
battle of Alcatraz and
book dedicated to
book of
BOP relations of
on cafeteria behavior
challenges for
criticized after battle
death notification by
difficulty in prosecuting inmates and
on dungeon cells
escape attempts and
in gangster era
hiring policy of
on Hoover’s and FBI agents’visit
on hunger strikes
inmate identification by
inmates’ hostility toward
on inmates’ protests
on meals in solitary
media relations of
military prisoners and
on mortality rate
outcome of inmate cohort under
Phillips’s assault on
Phillips’s letter and
post-trial investigation and
promotion and retirement of
public relations concerns of
releasees encouraged by
on religious services
San Francisco office of
on silent system
solitary confinement and
staff communications with
strikes and
successor to
on suicide attempts
on transportation of inmates
WWII and
specific cases and: Bates
Capone
Grove
Kelly
Neumer
Persful
Quillen
Stadig
Waley
Young
Kaczynski, Theodore “the Unabomber”
Kannon, Jerry. See Cannon, Jerry
Kansas: Bailey’s sentence in
Boys Industrial School in
crimes in
state penitentiary of
state reformatory of. See also Leavenworth (KS) Penitentiary and Annex
Kansas Board of Probation and Parole
Kansas City: crimes in
escapees captured in. See also Union Station massacre
Kansas City Star
Kansas Council on Crime and Delinquency
Karabelas, Spiro
Karloff, Boris
Karpis, Alvin “Ray” (Karpowicz): as Alcatraz inmate
arrest of
associates of
“big shot complex” of
books of
on Capone
on Cline
criminal activities of
death of
disciplinary segregation of
fighting of
implicated in tunnel plot
implicated in Union Station massacre
leadership bid of
length of incarceration
media’s sensationalization of
notoriety of
parole of
on Phillips’s assault on Johnston
postrelease reflections of
protests and strikes of
rele
ase plan of
reputation of
solitary confinement of
status review of
transfers of
Waley compared with
Keating, Francis (Frank): associates of
criminal activities of
escape of
fighting of
mentioned
strike of
transfer of
Keenan, Joseph
Kelly (sheriff )
Kelly, George “Machine Gun”: adaptation of
arrest and trial of
associates of
Bates and
“big shot complex” of
context of
on convict code
correspondence courses of
correspondence with Kathryn
correspondence with Urschel
criminal activities of
death of
as doing quiet time
fading from public view
Hoover’s interest in
intelligence of
Karpis’s relationship with
in Leavenworth
mentioned
nickname of
notoriety of
in protests and strikes
reputation of
transfers of
on Young
Kelly, Harry
Kelly, Kathryn: arrest and trial of
correspondence with George
on George’s death
on George’s transfer request
Hoover’s interest in
mentioned
notoriety of
questioning of
release of
sentence set aside
transportation to trial
Kennedy, John F.
Kent (criminal)
Keve, Paul W.
kidnappings: of children
epidemic of
as federal offense
federal response to
legislation on. See also Urschel kidnapping; specific victims
Kilgore, Gordon
King (officer)
King, M. R.
Kirby, Robert
Kirkpatrick, E. E.: Bailey’s parole supported by
Bailey’s relationship with
as intermediary in Urschel kidnapping
Knipscherr, William
Knowland, William F.
Kobler, John
Kosovo prison
Kyle, Arnold “Pappy”: author’s interview with
on battle of Alcatraz
criminal activities of
escape attempts of
as “good con”
on medical care
mentioned
Lackey (FBI agent)
Lageson, Ernest B.: in battle of Alcatraz
book of
resignation of
Lancaster, Burt
Langer, William
laundry: escape from
practice of sabotage via
uniforms pilfered from
WWII-related
law enforcement agencies: corruption in
criminals’ refusal to cooperate with
shootouts of. See also Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Leavenworth (KS) Penitentiary and Annex:
AA classes at
Alcatraz compared with
Alcatraz inmates from
Alcatraz inmates transferred to
attempted escape from
baseball team of
corruption at
disciplinary barracks adjacent to
escapes from
gangsters in
inmates installed in
inmate’s stabbing in
legal assistance by inmate in