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Edwin Burnham Swope (May 6, 1888 – December 26, 1955), nicknamed "Cowboy", was the second warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary , which was situated on Alcatraz Island , California , US. He was a native of New Mexico, having been born at Santa Fe in 1888.[1] New Mexico State Prison, Washington State's McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary,[2] Terre Haute, Indiana .[3]
Swope served at Alcatraz from 1948 to 1955.[4] Democratic Party , Swope was Chairman of the City Commission of Albuquerque , New Mexico from February 1923 through February 1925. He was appointed Commissioner of Public Lands by New Mexico Governor Arthur T. Hannett .[5]
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Swope was the last political appointee to serve as Alcatraz's warden,[4] [6] Warden's House on Alcatraz Island.[7] rimless eyeglasses .[8] sombrero , cowboy boots , and rings and belt buckles of turquoise bore out his southwest heritage. Swope was approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and of slender build. He was a fan of horse racing.[4]
In his first 18 months as warden, Swope introduced painting and a prisoners' orchestra as reform measures.[9] James A. Johnston , he was considered the most disliked warden of Alcatraz with his officers and the inmates.[10] recreation yard about his term of 199 years, which was really a life sentence, "My boy, we're all doing life. Every one of us is doing life."[6]
In 1950, Swope brought movies to the Alcatraz, which were viewed in the chapel every other weekend, although at some stage movies were shown in the auditorium above the dining room.[11] [6]
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^ National Conference of Social Work (U.S.). Session (1939). Proceedings of the National Conference of Social Work at the ... Annual Session held in ... . Retrieved 8 September 2012 .
^ American Correctional Association (1944). Proceedings of the annual Congress of Correction . Retrieved 8 September 2012 .
^ a b c Gregory, George H. (28 April 2008). Alcatraz Screw: My Years as a Guard in America's Most Notorious Prison ISBN 978-0-8262-1396-9 . Retrieved 5 September 2012 .
^ Keleher, William Aloysius (30 April 2008). Memoirs, Episodes in New Mexico History, 1892–1969 ISBN 978-0-86534-623-9 . Retrieved 8 September 2012 .
^ a b c Champion Jr, Jerry Lewis (27 January 2011). The Fading Voices of Alcatraz ISBN 978-1-4567-1487-1 . Retrieved 5 September 2012 .
^ "Warden and Mrs. Swope" . Museum Management Program, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Retrieved 6 September 2012 .
^ Bruce, J. Campbell (14 March 2012). Escape from Alcatraz ISBN 978-0-307-81583-5 . Retrieved 8 September 2012 .
^ "Prison Meeting is Told of Alcatraz Art Show: Convicts on the 'Rock' Encouraged to Paint as Reform Measure, Warden Says" . The Milwaukee Journal. September 24, 1949. Retrieved 8 September 2012 .
^ Dunbar, Richard (1 January 1999). Alcatraz 53 ISBN 978-88-8029-940-0 . Retrieved 5 September 2012 .
^ Bruce (2012), p. 134
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