| 1935 |
1936 |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
1948 |
| 1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
Notes
(1)Developed from Bureau of Prisons data contained in Erwin Thompson's The Rock, p. 415. Precise dates noted above are year ending June 30.
(2)The most common court ordered release was a writ of habeas corpus, applications for which became common after the 1937 Johnson vs. Zerbst decision. Such writs were filed, in accordance with court procedure, against Warden Johnston as the keeper of the prisoner.
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