Clinton Truman Duffy

Clinton Truman Duffy (1898–1982) was the warden of San Quentin State Prison between 1940 and 1952.^[1] He was a prominent opponent of capital punishment.^[1]

Life

His father was a guard at San Quentin, he was raised on the prison grounds, and his wife's father was also a San Quentin guard.^[1]

The 1954 film Duffy of San Quentin tells his story as a warden.^{[citation needed]}^[2] His accomplishments during his tenure as warden include:^[1]^[3]

Elimination of corporal punishment
Improvement of food services
Establishment of vocational training
Founding of an Alcoholics Anonymous program
Desegregation of the dining hall
Creation of the first prisoner-developed radio programs inside a prison
Inauguration of a prison newspaper

He was known to walk unarmed among the prisoners and to chat with them.^[1]^[3] Although he "supervised 90 executions during his tenure as warden", he opposed capital punishment.^[1]

After he left San Quentin, he worked for the state's parole board; in addition, he wrote books and gave lectures about capital punishment.^[1] He died in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 84.^[1]

Works

Duffy, Clinton T., and Dean Southern Jennings. The San Quentin Story. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.
Duffy, Clinton T. 88 Men and 2 Women. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962.
Duffy, Clinton T., and Al Hirshberg. Sex and Crime. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965.
Duffy, Clinton T., and Eva Irene Linkletter. From Heroin to San Quentin. Morro Bay, CA: Java Books, 1977.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Blake, Gene (October 14, 1982). "Famed warden Duffy of San Quentin dead at 84". Los Angeles Times.
^ Crowther, Bosley (2009). "Duffy of San Quentin (1954)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
^ ^a ^b "Mister San Quentin". Time. 1952-01-07. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-12.

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[LATimesObit-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Blake, Gene (October 14, 1982). "Famed warden Duffy of San Quentin dead at 84". Los Angeles Times.

[2] Crowther, Bosley (2009). "Duffy of San Quentin (1954)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

[Time-3] "Mister San Quentin". Time. 1952-01-07. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-12.

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