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Conditions at Alcatraz POW camp improved slowly in 1967
Capt. Jeremiah A. Denton details harsh 1967 conditions at the Alcatraz cellblock, including isolation, small cells, and forced irons. He describes covert communication, torture purge starting December 1968, policy shifts in 1969, and gradual relief such as better meals, more recreation, and the Vegas and Camp Unity moves affecting Hanoi Hilton prisoners.
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Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
USN
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Alcatraz
Howie Rutledge
Harry Jenkins
Sam Johnson
Bob Shumaker
Ron Storrz
Nelson Tanner
George Coker
McKnight
Coker
Myself
Jim Mulligan
James Stockdale
U.S
Stockdale
Harry
Hanoi
United States
Las Vegas
Vegas
Solo
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
DRV
Hanoi Hilton
Hilton
Camp Unity
Vee
Son Tay