Word: parolee
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The prison's 1,200 inmates may not be all that happy about the warden's action on their behalf. Law Professor Herman Schwartz of the State University of New York (at Buffalo), who was a key legal adviser to inmates during and after the Attica riots, opposes...
When Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa was serving a 13-year term in Lewisburg penitentiary for fraud and jury tampering, some of his friends claimed that he wanted a parole not to resume his rambunctious union ways but simply to lead a quiet life-"teaching and lecturing," as New Hampshire...
Hoffa became a model prisoner, dutifully stuffing mattresses and keeping in shape by doing pushups. "He has an excellent mental attitude," the prison warden said. "He gives us most courteous treatment and we give him the same." The parole board still did not budge on his case.
Lamar B. Hill, 49, onetime president of the First National Bank of Cartersville, Ga., is perhaps the nation's all-time champion embezzler. Over the course of 21 years, he stole $4,611,473,35. Since he was sentenced last week to only ten years, and will be eligible...
Tainted Union. Meanwhile, a campaign for clemency was organized. Assorted allies called on White House aides and the Justice Department. Political support was recruited, petitions signed. There were three requests for parole, and three times the board unanimously voted no. Then President Nixon commuted Hoffa's sentence, and the...