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Bloodiest San Quentin escape sparks prison clash debate
The San Quentin adjustment center riot left guards dead and inmates wounded after George Jackson seized control of the tier and led a mass breakout attempt. Warden Park and state officials pledged tougher security while Governor Reagan blamed revolutionary elements and called for stricter measures inside California prisons.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPE
George Jackson
Soledad
Bay
San Francisco
Calinula
Sirhan Sirhan
Rober Kennedy
Charles Manson
Sirhan
Los Angeles
Jim Males
Death Row
Jackson
Vine
Jonathan
San Rafael
UCLA
Angela Davis
Jaces Tral
Jonathan Jackson
Soledad Brothers
Fleeta Dramga
John Chichette
Sdn
San Tafael
Magee
Stephen Mitchell Bingham
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Vanilla Anderson
19Th St
Berkeley
Black Panther Party
Angela Davis Defense Committee
Anderson
Bingham
Bioghaim
Warden Park
James Park
Raymond K. Procunier
State Director of
Corrections
Frank de ‘Leon
Air Force
de Leon
Paul Krasencs
Charles Brenckenringe
Kenneth McCray
Urbano Ruhive
Procurier
John Lymi
Ronald L. Kang
Kane
San Francisco Chronicle
Lynn
Ake
Frasenes
Breckenridge
McCray
Rubiaco
Jere Graham
Dr. Leon
Graham
Marin County
UPT Pacific Division
Pichie
Ray Maroney
Jamals
John L. Spain
Spain
Thublaco
Sin Quenlin
California
Procunier
Revolutionary Type
Ney
Gretchen Spreckels
Sugar Dynasty
Steve
Chicago
Taw
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Saledad
Batty Miss Davis