Georgia Prison Reforms Mark Long Road to Dignity
Georgia has moved from chain gangs to reform after Gov. Ellis Arnall’s 1943 drive. The article notes past abuses, the 1951 and 1956 incidents at Buford and Little Alcatraz, and the current push by Gov. Carl Sanders to fund prison reform with a new chief, dormitories, and education efforts.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Carl E. Sanders
Sanders
Joseph E. Ragen
Illinois
Joliet, Ill
State Department of Corrections
Fred Hallford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Elliott Burns
Burns
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Newark
Eugene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
Board of Corrections
Rock Quarry
Buford
Little Alcatraz
Reidsville
Ford's Whiz Kids: Middle-Aged Yet Still Whizzing
Detroit report tracing the WWII group of ten Ford advisers led by Arjay Miller. Four remained at Ford including Miller. one died, others moved to diverse roles or firms. Notable: Robert McNamara became Kennedy’s defense secretary, Tex Thornton led Hughes and Litton, Reith led Ford France and Avco. Wright and Moore left Ford for other ventures.
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Detroit
UPID
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Arjay R. Miller
Robert S. McNamara
Kennedy
Col
Charles B
Tex) Thornton
Statistical Control Office
F.C
Jack) Reith
Ben D. Mills
George Moore
McNamara
Arjay Miller
James O. Wright
J. Edward Lundy
Charles E. Bosworth
W.R. Anderson
Mills
Lin
coln-Mercury
Anderson
California
Los Angeles
Moore
Reith
France
Mercury
Crosley
Avco Manufacturing Corp
Cincinnati
Wright
Credit and Insurance Group
Miller
Lundy
Bosworth
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Ford’s
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Washington
Thornton
Hughes Aircraft
Litton Industries
UPI
Chicago Motor Club