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Claudia Jones — Part 9
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aaa perole S. Text of Commumication: "Gentlemen: Miss CLAUDIA JONES
voces will be eligible for parole next
week,
"Miss JONES has served the necessary time for parole
consideration, and I would urge you since she is seriously ill
that you release her immediately.
"Respectfully, *
—s/ JOS. WACHS"
1. Type of Communication: Typed letter dated 5/9/55
2. Postmark on Envelope; No envelope contained in file.
3. Directed to: Chairman, Parole Board
4. Address of Sender: 152 Hicks Street, _Brooklyn, .New
‘ aan,
S. Text of Communication: "Sirs I am writing to you in
reference to the application for
parole of Miss CLAUDIA JONES, now
in Federal Women's Prison at Alderson, West Virginia.
"I have been told that Miss JONES is now completing
one third of her sentence under the Smith Act. Her health ia
said to be poor, as it was before her imprisonment, and it is
believed that further imprisonment may seriously affect her
chances 6f recovery. Since Miss JONES is eligible for parole,
I urge that for humanitarian reasons her application for parole
be granted at this time. Her health makes continued prison
experience a threat to life.
"Sincerely yo
/s/ (Mrs.) HELEN ‘WORTIS"
1. Type of Communication: Handwritten letter dated 4/29/55
2e Postmark on Envelope: No envelope contained in file.
3. Directed to: Chairman, Federal Parole Board
kh. Address of Sender: 222 West 23rd Street, New York 11, N.°
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