Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker broke Raymond Hamilton, and I believe a couple of others, out of Eastham, in the 1930’s. Raymond Hamilton got a death sentence and later escaped from death row. In 1974, we hosted what was at the time, the longest prison seize in American history, at the Walls. Marin Gurule escaped from death row, on Ellis, in 1998. The “Texas Seven” escaped from a unit down South a couple of years later. Recently we had Gonzalo Lopez and the state jail escape in Plainview.
I remember numerous escapees from the Wynn, in the late 80’s. I’ve worked an escape at Ferguson and two at Wynn. I’ve worked an escape at Holiday, when one stole the warden’s secretary’s car keys . I worked an escape from Estelle super seg. I could go on and on, but it isn’t necessary. I looked for Arcade Comeaux, when he escaped a transport vehicle. The bottom line is the general public is not safe, near a state prison. I think don’t believe the public has ever been safe, near a TDC facility.
We have a very long and very embarrassing history of doing stupid stuff. I say we because even though you probably played no part in any of this BS, we are all responsible for it, in the eyes of the general public. I really can’t say I blame people for thinking that. After all, we don’t learn from our mistakes.
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