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Florida State Prison Escape Log, 1968-1970

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State Archives of Florida, Series S500

Description

Register of prisoners who escaped from Florida State Prison facilities between 1968 and 1970. The record also documents details of subsequent recaptures.

Date

1968

Creator

Florida. Division of Corrections

Format

Registers (lists)

General Note

This record is a single page filed among a ledger of deaths in prison facilities. The full ledger, including this page, is available for viewing at https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/350815

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Original Order	No.	Name	Race	[Sex]	Date Escaped	Date Recapture	Recaptured by	Turned over to	Disposition
1	B014416	Davis, David Henry, Jr.	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-10-13	1968-10-14	Personnel	FSP 10-14-68
2	20406	Funches, Warren Alfonso	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-10-13	1968-10-14	Personnel	FSP 10-14-68
3	21804	Jones, Roger Lee	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-11-04		Lee Co. S.O.	RMC 4-29-69
4	A001613	Highsmith, Aaron Monroe	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-03	1969-03-17	Duval Co. S.O.	Duval Co. Jail	RMC 3-28-69
5	17650	Brown, Leroy D.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-03		FBI	RMC 4-9-69
6	20439	Hudgins, Jack	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-17				RMC 7-31-69
7	B006862	Head, Paul R.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-17		Hill. Co. S.O.	RMC 4-15-69
8	17150	Stover, Merle Edwin	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-19
9	B007642	Lipp, Norman H., Jr.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-19		FBI	RMC 4-4-69
10	[entry crossed out] 18532	Willard, John Stephen	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-01	1969-04-05	Personnel	FSP 4-5-69
11	C022321	Coatney, Pearly G.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-09	1969-04-11	Escambia Co. S.O.	Escambia Co. Jail	RMC 4-15-69
12	19833	Shepherd, Carl Eddie	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
13	A018825	Harper, Lawrence E.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
14	19958	Davis, Charles Dwight	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
15	22817	Lacey, James William	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-05-02				11-6-69 RMC
16	13448	Stevens, Ronald Lee	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-05-02
17	23664	Ryals, Joe Sylvester	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-08-12	1969-08-12	Personnel	FSP 8-12-69
18	21203	Campbell, Paul Rufus	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-08-23
19	18114	Miller, Robert Earl	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-10-01	1969-10-01	Fla Highway Patrol
20	B014070	Florence, Jackie	C[olored]	M[ale]	1969-11-29	1969-11-29	Personnel		FSP 11-29-69
21	17398	Dickey, Thomas	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-12-20	1969-12-23	Personnel		FSP 12-23-69
22	22253	Sessions, John P.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1970-02-04	1970-02-05	Personnel		FSP 2-5-70
23	16285	Akers, Roy L.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1970-02-04	1970-02-05	Personnel		FSP 2-5-70

Title

Florida State Prison Escape Log, 1968-1970

Subject

Prisoners

Criminal records

Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Probation

Prison sentences

Crime

Criminals

Florida--Crimes and criminals

Escaped prisoners

Description

Register of prisoners who escaped from Florida State Prison facilities between 1968 and 1970. The record also documents details of subsequent recaptures.

Creator

Florida. Division of Corrections

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S500

Date

1968

Relation

350815

Format

registers (lists)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s500_b039_f03_x02

Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Geographic Term

Florida

Raiford (Fla.)

Union County (Fla.)

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Display Date

1968-1970

ImageID

s500_b039_f03_01_03

topic

Politics and Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Division of Corrections

Transcript

Original Order	No.	Name	Race	[Sex]	Date Escaped	Date Recapture	Recaptured by	Turned over to	Disposition
1	B014416	Davis, David Henry, Jr.	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-10-13	1968-10-14	Personnel	FSP 10-14-68
2	20406	Funches, Warren Alfonso	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-10-13	1968-10-14	Personnel	FSP 10-14-68
3	21804	Jones, Roger Lee	C[olored]	M[ale]	1968-11-04		Lee Co. S.O.	RMC 4-29-69
4	A001613	Highsmith, Aaron Monroe	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-03	1969-03-17	Duval Co. S.O.	Duval Co. Jail	RMC 3-28-69
5	17650	Brown, Leroy D.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-03		FBI	RMC 4-9-69
6	20439	Hudgins, Jack	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-17				RMC 7-31-69
7	B006862	Head, Paul R.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-17		Hill. Co. S.O.	RMC 4-15-69
8	17150	Stover, Merle Edwin	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-19
9	B007642	Lipp, Norman H., Jr.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-03-19		FBI	RMC 4-4-69
10	[entry crossed out] 18532	Willard, John Stephen	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-01	1969-04-05	Personnel	FSP 4-5-69
11	C022321	Coatney, Pearly G.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-09	1969-04-11	Escambia Co. S.O.	Escambia Co. Jail	RMC 4-15-69
12	19833	Shepherd, Carl Eddie	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
13	A018825	Harper, Lawrence E.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
14	19958	Davis, Charles Dwight	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-04-13	1969-04-14	Personnel	FSP 4-14-69
15	22817	Lacey, James William	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-05-02				11-6-69 RMC
16	13448	Stevens, Ronald Lee	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-05-02
17	23664	Ryals, Joe Sylvester	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-08-12	1969-08-12	Personnel	FSP 8-12-69
18	21203	Campbell, Paul Rufus	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-08-23
19	18114	Miller, Robert Earl	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-10-01	1969-10-01	Fla Highway Patrol
20	B014070	Florence, Jackie	C[olored]	M[ale]	1969-11-29	1969-11-29	Personnel		FSP 11-29-69
21	17398	Dickey, Thomas	W[hite]	M[ale]	1969-12-20	1969-12-23	Personnel		FSP 12-23-69
22	22253	Sessions, John P.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1970-02-04	1970-02-05	Personnel		FSP 2-5-70
23	16285	Akers, Roy L.	W[hite]	M[ale]	1970-02-04	1970-02-05	Personnel		FSP 2-5-70

General Note

This record is a single page filed among a ledger of deaths in prison facilities. The full ledger, including this page, is available for viewing at https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/350815

Chicago Manual of Style

Florida. Division of Corrections. Florida State Prison Escape Log, 1968-1970. 1968. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/350823>, accessed 25 December 2024.

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Florida. Division of Corrections. Florida State Prison Escape Log, 1968-1970. 1968. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/350823>

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