1948

Events Docu-Links
Cecil Wright is released on a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Warden Johnston retires at age 72.
Urschel kidnapper Albert Bates dies on the Fourth of July.
Henri Young is transferred to Springfield.
Sam Shockley and Miran Thompson are executed at San Quentin.
James V. Bennett recommends replacing Alcatraz with a more central location.
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