INSTITUTIONS
150 Otis Street, San Francisco, California
1917: Ward of the State
Chuck’s grandparents took him here when they could no longer afford to take care of him. It was the first place he was locked in a room by force.
OREGON STATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Salem, Oregon
1923-1924: Car Theft
Chuck was defiant at first and escaped, but then returned and finished his time there on good behavior.
Salem, Oregon
1926: Grand Larceny, Auto
Chuck was the youngest prisoner to ever enter Oregon State Penitentiary up to that point.
Folsom, California
1. 1927-1929: Grand Larceny
2. 1932-1934: Parole Violator
3. 1937-1941: Forgery
Chuck witnessed some of the most horrific and historical events in Folsom Prison's history.
McNEIL ISLAND FEDERAL PENITENTIARY
McNeil Island, Washington
1930-1932: Forgery
Chuck was here with the West Coast's most notorious Prohibition era gangsters.
Castaic, California
1948-1949: Drug Violation
Chuck befriends movie star Robert Mitchum, who is there for an infamous marijuana bust. He also meets the Sheik, a top member of the Waxey Gordon narcotic syndicate.
UNITED STATE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITAL
Lexington, Kentucky
1951: Impersonation Federal Agent; Drug Offender
Chuck escaped this narcotic farm to support his wife's cancer bills.
Although never sentenced here, Chuck was held in solitary confinement while awaiting trial and subsequent transfer to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
1. 1953 - When he was captured by the FBI after being an escaped federal prisoner. He was transferred here and then sent to the District of Columbia Jail and ultimately Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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2. 1958 - After Chuck was captured by the FBI in Nevada for a string of East Coast armed robberies. He was held here while being sentenced and spent the next 10 years of his life in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
LEWISBURG FEDERAL PENITENTIARY
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
1959: Chuck was transferred here for 30 days from the District of Columbia Jail en route to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
Atlanta, Georgia
1. 1953-1954: Impersonation Federal Officer; Escape
2. 1959-1968: Armed Robbery
Chuck was cellmates and friends with the biggest Mafia figures in crime history.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL (THE TOWERS)
Washington, D.C.
1. 1958: Held for Transfer
2. 1964: Held for Transfer
Chuck tried to kill stool pigeon Joe Valachi by poisoning him with cyanide, but was unsuccessful.
ST. ELIZABETH’S MENTAL HOSPITAL
Washington, D.C.
1964: Psychological Analysis
While in Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Chuck wins a petition to be examined here to see if he is a psychopath.
