Escape Ambition Cited By Inmate Jerry Williford
A fragment notes an inmate named Jerry Williford insisting he will escape, warning captors that any admission of inability to flee will invite errors or misinterpretations by authorities.
Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1985
Page
23
Marion Evolution as the Nations's Supermax Prison
Evolution of the U S Penitentiary at Marion from an open, reform oriented facility to the nation s most secure jail as dignified by commentators like Norman Carlson and Warden Williford It describes Marion s origins as inland Alcatraz planned 1950 55 and its transformation through the 1960s 70s into a high security end of the line for the most dangerous prisoners with the H unit and its legal challenges and inmate unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
Alcatraz
Michael Kolinchak
Kolinchak
Congress
Bureau of Prisons
Leavenworth
Kan
Atlanta
Norman Carlson
Jerry
Williford
Carlson
Bureau
H-unit
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago Daily News
James L. Foreman
American Civil Liberties Union
National Prison Project
Warren George Briggs
Briggs
Centro
Marion Prison Escape Lore Stands Beyond Lockdown
Tim Landis outlines Marion Federal Penitentiary's notorious escape history from 1964 to 1983. He notes major jailbreaks and attempted breakouts, updated security after 1983 lockdown, and inmate attitudes about escaping while detailing guard towers fences and contingency plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Jeffery Fritz
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Jerry Williford
Marion Vvarden
John McCutchen
John Campbell Marion
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Marion Federal Penitentiary
Warren Briggs
Kansas City
Buncombe
Canada
Cypress
Pris
Guar
Tim Landis
Southern Illinoisan Garden
U.S. Penitentiary At
Liarion
Federal
Albert Garza
Howard Zumberge
John Clark
The
John Campbell
Campbell
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