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List of inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

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List of inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

This is a list of notable inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: An inmate register reveals that there was 1576 prisoners in total which were held at Alcatraz during its time as a Federal Penitentiary, between 1934 to 1963, although figures reported have varied and some have stated 1557.

Noted prisoners

  • Clarence Anglin Escaped in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape
  • John Anglin Escaped in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape
  • Harvey Bailey ("The Dean of American Bank Robbers")
  • Basil Banghart ("The Owl")
  • Arthur Barker ("Doc")
  • Albert L. Bates
  • Edward Bentz
  • James Boarman
  • Joseph Bowers ("Dutch")
  • Harold Brest
  • Alexander Brickhaus ("Loose Noose")
  • James "Whitey" Bulger
  • Al Capone ("Scarface")
  • Clarence Carnes
  • Meyer Cohen ("Mickey")
  • Theodore Cole ("Ted")
  • Bernard Coy
  • Joseph Cretzer
  • A. W. Davis
  • Volney Davis ("Curley")
  • Elmer Farmer
  • Herbert Farmer ("Deafy")
  • Harry Fleisher
  • Sam Fleisher
  • Rufus Franklin
  • John Giles
  • Richard Galatas
  • Floyd Hamilton
  • Maurice Herring
  • Carl Janaway
  • Ellsworth Raymond Johnson ("Bumpy")
  • Alvin Francis Karpavicz ("Creepy Karpis")
  • George Celino Barnes ("Machine Gun Kelly")
  • Arnold Kyle
  • Henry Larry
  • Thomas Limerick
  • James Lucas ("Texas Bank Robber")
  • Rafael Cancel Miranda
  • Rufus McCain
  • Frank Morris Escaped in (June 1962 Alcatraz escape)
  • Frank Mulloy
  • Rufe Persful
  • Burton Phillips
  • Donald Phoenix
  • Pet Reed
  • Ralph Roe
  • Harry Sawyer
  • Jack Selbin
  • Sam Shockley
  • Cecil Snow
  • Morton Sobell
  • Walton Spark
  • Dale Stamphill
  • Robert Stroud ("Birdman of Alcatraz")
  • Leon "Whitey" Thompson (1923–2005)
  • Henri Young
  • Harmon Waley
  • Huron Walters
  • Irving Wexler ("Waxey Gordon")
  • Allen West

    • References

    List of inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary Wikipedia
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