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...lawyer's advice, Sy pleaded guilty and was committed to the Elmira Correctional Facility. So began his tour of New York State prisons. By the time he celebrated his 41st birthday last April 18, he had spread 17 years of his life among institutions in Elmira, Comstock, Dannemora, Auburn, Stormville and now Attica, famous Attica...
...voyaged with him; on landing, Angelvin was accused of having illegally imported 50 kilos of heroin hidden in the car. Before his trial, Angelvin was held as a material witness in several New York City lockups; after being sentenced to five years, he served time in Sing Sing and Dannemora, with occasional side trips to such jails as the smart, brand-new one in Utica, which he regarded as well "worth a special visit...
...Dannemora: Scenically located on the Canadian border; cells resemble those at Sing Sing and are impeccably clean; siesta permitted between morning and afternoon work periods; ice skating, bobsledding and skiing available in season; clientele permitted to have their own gardens (Angelvin was allowed to raise his own potatoes so as not to have to eat frozen french fries); waiters in the dining room attired in white hats, jackets and gloves...
Currently, the director is Hiawatha Burris, 34, who served a six-month stretch for conspiracy to commit armed robbery; his assistants include alumni of such institutions as Sing Sing, Dannemora State Hospital...
...Vegas." So Louis Hoffner, 28 years old, went off to serve his life sentence in Clinton Prison, Dannemora, N.Y. But outside Dannemora, more and more voices were insisting that Hoffner was innocent. A policeman friend of the family, an attorney, a New York World-Telegram reporter, set to work to dig up the irregularities, and they found plenty, e.g., that Louis Hoffner's prosecutors had in effect concealed the shaky identification in the lineup. In November 1952, Louis Hoffner was set free...