Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-24 | Page 5 | Christmas Brings Freedom to Hundreds of Convicts

Christmas Brings Freedom To Hundreds of Convicts CHICAGO Dec Dee 24 AP Good AP-Good Good will among men brought glad tidings s of freedom to hundreds of the nations nation's convicts today Prison gates swung wide across across across' the country from country from Maine to CalifornIa California California Cali Cali- fornia from Crom Minnesota to Florida and and prisoners walked out with Yule pardons and paroles In their pockets The Tho Christmas spirit had touched governors and parole boards of 28 18 states and tho the gifts they gave were new leases on life to more than 1000 men behind penitentiary walls I Five hundred of 01 this happy army were going home to play Santa Claus to their families on their honor to return to Alabama prison when their holiday ends on January January Janu Janu- ary 3 3 Governor Bibb Graves was undisturbed un tin- disturbed by fears lears the would not nol come back Three thousand Alabama Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama prisoners spent Christmas at al home In the last eight years anc and only seven failed to return