| Events | Docu-Links | ||
| Dr. Romney Ritchey retires as Chief Medical Officer and is succeeded by Dr. John B. Robinson. | |||
| The U.S. District Court in San Francisco denies Thomas Wareagle's petition of habeas corpus. | |||
| James Grove murders Ben McMiller. | |||
| Combat-savvy Marines come to the aid of the Bureau of Prisons when Bernard Paul Coy's attempt to break out of the Cell House turns into a bloody last stand for himself, Marvin Hubbard, and Joseph Cretzer. Two guards are also killed. | |||
| The Benecia Arsenal provides the Rock with extra carbines and gun equipment. | |||
| Twenty seven guards go on sick leave as a result of injuries sustained during the Blast-Out or other ailments. Healthy Alcatraz guards must work a 48 hour week through the end of the year. | |||
| James V. Bennett calls on Alcatraz prisoners and staff to voluntarily ration their food so that the excess might go to feed the hungry children of Europe and Asia. | Bennett's Plea | ||
| A heavy fog delays the return of eight prisoners who have been on the mainland testifying in the "Blast-Out" trial. | |||
| A San Francisco jury finds Clarence Carnes, Sam Shockley, and Miran Thompson guilty of mutiny. Shockley and Thompson receive the death penalty. | |||
| U.S. Public Health Service Dr. Marion King reports that 75 per cent of the inmates at Alcatraz may be classed as "psychopathic" compared with 12 per cent at other federal institutions. | |||
| * designates extensive inmate biographies additional bios in preparation | |||