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Folder: S.F. Islands-Alcatraz-Prison-Prisoner's Letter. Permission to use this image must be obtained from the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library: www.sfpl.org/permissions. Contents of letter: "San Francisco News, San Francisco, Cal. Please investigate criminal cruelty practices on prisoners at Alcatraz Prison. A few of the cases are (1) Edgar Lewis, age 28, serving 3 yrs sentence, kept in dungeon for a total of more than 6 wks, starved, shot in face with gas gun, beaten over head with clubs by three guards (names will be given to investigating committee). He is now insane and is kept in cage in the hospital. We hope for his recovery. His family lives at Los Banos, Calif. They don't know about it yet. The warden naturally won't give out information that will hang himself, but if an investigation is made and the inmates are questioned you will get the evidence. Another case is Jos. Bowers also insane from same cause, but not as bad condition as Lewis. James Grave is also insane and is under mental observation. John Stadeg is... Negative #1537
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Islands--Alcatraz--Prison--Prisoner's Letter San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
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