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Alcatraz Escape — Part 10

104 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Oct 1, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 103 pages OCR'd
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—— ( a FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) 4__jEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA, ») August 31, 1962 Date Warden OLIN G. BLACKWELL, United States yz. Pent a, advised that initially when an tution, | anu te FRANK MO ’ e IN s and all inmates, in the escape plot, did so since he thought the holes in his cell walls dise y the prison officials. BLACKWELL also thought by furnishing this information, had volunteered tnat another inma wo believed that he n an ediate transfer from Alcatraz. At that time advised that he had furnished all of the informa- tion as to the escape plot and sili. : the ensuing investigation in the celis of a _ that was telling the truth as to his participation. After it had been determined that a and QR were all evidently involved in the escape plot, they were segregated from the regular cell block and placed in the Treatment Unit having individual open front cells. This Treatment Unit is utilized for inmates who refuse to comply with p ations. After having been in this Unit for awhil together with some of the other inmates, refused to stand up and go to the front of his cell door for routine prison inmate counts during the day. Ccenitlty made available 200 pounds of ¢ drill used by the.~bacapees. BLACKWELL believes that this relative to as it concerns as a figment of imagination and rely in the belie *t 1t would obtain ransfer from Alcatraz. 8 was d him an imme After the refusal o and some of the other inmates in the Treatment Unit to stand up for inmate count, tha, = 8/27/62 a Alcatraz, California File #___S¥ 76-2887 S SA 7 8/28/62 On by Dote dictated This document contains neither recommendations hor conclusions of the FSI. It is the property of the FBI and ia loaned to your agency; i! and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency,
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