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ats Certain of thelr identity. ‘They wast to make sure they are getting the right men, for it's mighty hard to get off “the rock” once you get on. “Then,” said Warden Johnston, owe dress them in.” ‘The “dressing them in" business las practiced at Alcatraz aerves & |gouble purpose, It doesn’t mean | what It sounds Ike, Literally, it's undressing them fn. In the first place, this operation provides the guards aa opportunity to make a thorough search for any hidden weapons and, secondly, It serves further to deflate the prisoa- en's ge, It fs lesson No. 2 in the course on obedience, “never saw a naked man yet wha| could maintain any sort of dignity.” aaid Warden Jobnaton, “There i very little egotism left in @ max when you parade him before other| men in his birthday suit” Firm but Just ‘The doctors next take the pflson-| ec fo hand, He is given @ comple nfedicat examination, This may tel eee from one to 20 days, du Eg wich time the prisoner reveal ine quarantine. During the quarantine period, FShnston talks denehe—fow prisoners. ‘The gray haired prison cblef, with. years of experience at Folsom and an Quentin behind hbim, explains the rules of the prison {{ fully and the convict 1s Impremed with the fact that no Infractions will be tolerated. "We try to be tiem but juat," War- den Jobnston said, “We tell tha prisoners what they have todo and Uhat as long as they obey the rules without question wel get along te- gether. But once they try to vio- late a rule, thea we step on them” It « prisoner ia found to be in need ‘of medical attention, he ts a0 clensl= fied and, according to the warden, recelves better treatment than the average person on the outaide. Conversation Restricted About this “rule of silence”—a rule often complained of by departing prisoners. [There In no absoute rule of fhee,on Atcatien” Warden Jon. ion aed. “There are places whos We do not permit talking and thera are places where we do. “The prisoners at work are ale Jowed to talk to men in thelr own shops on matters referring to thelr |work, In the yard there is no rex striction to conversation during the [teereation period, except when the men are en route to and from thelr cells, “General conversation Is nat per mitted in the mess hall during meala or white the men are macching in, ‘They ave permitted to ask for food }to be passed them from the roan” ‘across the table or beside them but. they cannot talk to a person behind them oF at a distance away. “In the mess hall and at wor conversation fs restricted ta the af solute necessity. Otherwise, phey must remain sijent. “This so-called man breaking ‘rule of allence’ does not exist. throughout the prison.” Gooyeteht WIbr M.A. MA Tee,