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Alcatraz Escape — Part 3

126 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 12, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 126 pages OCR'd
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iia R PAGE THREE te BY THREE INMATES HAS DISCLOSED THIS PRISON IN A DETERIORATED CONDITION ie MAY REQUIRE UP TO FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR ITS REHABILITATION. , [. SENATOR THOMAS KuctEL pad CALIF./ I5 QUOTED AS HAVING SAID IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT ALCATRAZ SHOULD BE TORN DOWN AND A GOOD MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON BUILT ON THE MAINLAND. KUCHEL ALSO REPORTED | AS HAVING SAID THE DELAPIDATED AND DETERIORATED CONDITION OF ALCATRAZ HELPED THREE PRISONERS TO ESCAPE. KUCHEL URGED SPEED UP OF ENGINEERING } \ sur IRVEY APPROPRIATEDR ret fh F oe bs Sb Shwe SRR 8 oe a ESCAPEPROOF, SANITARY AND CLEAN ANT ADDED IF COST IS TOO MUCH THEN ALCATRAZ SHOULD BE ABANDONED AS A FEDERAL PRISON. DemecaatT CONGRESSMAN JOHN SHELLEY 7DEPM, CALIF./ IS QUOTED AS CALLING = et Pe eee RISON, DEMONSTRATES ms F THE HE RUN DOWN CONDITIG! NEED. SGR A NEW PENITENTIARY ELSEWHERE I Rett INVESTIGATION CONTINUING. NO N THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. END AND ACK PLS 14-03 PM OK FBI WA NH TU DISC ee . _— Pd 2a
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