◆ SpookStack

Declassified Document Archive & Reader
Log In Register
Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.

Alcatraz Escape — Part 8

106 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 25, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 105 pages OCR'd
← Back to feed
] s —_ S72. from Oklah he shore close to Sausalito, b7c Cin 1 4 One dn $teaA bn tk am al aatueta kana Anti 2¥7D woe 22 -_ ii Wel ded We 2h “i wAl1G WY Gil GW Ws LW A1ChIARS WS an e furnished Escapees by at Alcatraz. pe With respect to it is noted that considerable iy, work on the cells, includ is routinely done by the ae inmates, it being noted been doing painting around the main cell block for a number of weeks prior to the escape. gsc to discuss thia caraea further -— a a a ~~ LA recentlyr nowever, ne has indicated that he has complete infor- ~ ‘Som Mation and possible proof of these alle is entirely possible that within the next few da 1 con- sider discussing this matter with SA whom he has asked for personally on prior occasions. Ok1. e to the Director dated 8/7/62 LYS reflects that former inmate associate of JOHN ANGLIN at Le ary and presently residing at Wd Oklahoma City, was “interviewed. been in contact : 8 not set forth in instant report since this office ng the complete text of same before submitting it. It is not believed that interviews should be had =" ae _ directly at this time with@MMB or civilian employee e meager information available and the possi- bili will furnish alleged complete information he possesses at a later date. In even oes not furnish such information within the next couple of weeks, these individuals will be interviewed directly. As the Bureau is aware, the inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California, are for the most part incorrigibles, having been unable to comply with the - jaws of society and then subsequent to their incarceration in. & penal institution have been in serious conflict with prison ‘ rules and regulations or other inmates at these institutions. In view of the past histories of these inmates, it can hardly -~ G = COVER PAGE ee
OCR quality for this page
Community corrections
First editor: none yet Last editor: none yet
No user corrections yet.
Comments
Document-wide discussion. Follow the Community Standards.
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.

Continue Exploring

Use the strongest next step for this document: continue reading, jump to the topic hub, or move into the matching agency collection.
Continue Reading at Page 69
Jump straight to page 69 of 106.
Reader
Alcatraz Escape — Part 17
Stay inside Alcatraz Escape with another closely related document.
Topic
FBI Documents & FOIA Archive
Open the FBI agency landing page for stronger archive context.
FBI
Alcatraz Escape Topic Hub
See the topic overview, related documents, and linked subtopics.
Hub

Agency Collection

This document also belongs in the FBI Documents & FOIA Archive landing page, which is the stronger starting point for agency-level browsing and for searches focused on FBI records.
FBI Documents & FOIA Archive
Open the agency landing page for introduction text, topic links, and more FBI documents.
FBI

Explore This Archive Cluster

This document belongs to the Prisons & Escapes archive hub and the more specific Alcatraz Escape topic page. Use these hub pages when you want the broader collection context, linked subtopics, and more documents around the same archive thread.
Related subtopics
Caryl Chessman
5 documents · 160 known pages
Subtopic
Farris Egbert Morris
1 documents · 91 known pages
Subtopic
John William Anglin - Bugitive
1 documents · 87 known pages
Subtopic
marc-rich
1 documents · 54 known pages
Subtopic
richard-chase
1 documents · 29 known pages
Subtopic
Visit Of Attorney General
1 documents · 77 known pages
Subtopic