Clarence Carnes
Alcatraz register no. 714-AZ. The warden's notebook page records receipt from Leavenworth on 6 July 1945 at age 18 under sentences for kidnapping and escape from a U.S. marshal's custody, a 1946 federal murder conviction in San Francisco with a recommendation for mercy, and a transfer to the Medical Center at Springfield, Missouri, on 15 January 1963.
- Born
- 1927-01-14
- Died
- 1988-10-03
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state. The identification photograph is a Bureau of Prisons record, public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.
On the record
- 1945-07-06 — The warden's notebook page (NAID 236736248) records him received at Alcatraz from Leavenworth, age 18, date of birth Jan. 14, 1927, offense "Kidnaping & Escape Custody U.S.M.," date of sentence April 19, 1945, sentence "#1: 99 Years & Life #2," district "W-Oklahoma-Okla. City."
- 1946-12-21 — A red note on the page records that he was removed to San Francisco on 11-20-46 for trial for murder as a result of the prison break of May 2, 1946; that on Dec. 21, 1946 a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder with a recommendation for mercy; that he was sentenced the same day to "Natural Life," to begin at the expiration of the 99-year sentence; and that he was returned to Alcatraz on Dec. 23, 1946.
- 1963-01-15 — The page's red header reads "TRANS: To Med. Center SPRINGFIELD, MO. 1-15-63"; the catalog gives a transfer date of 01/15/1963 and no destination.
- 1988-10-03 — The catalog description gives a death date of 10/03/1988 at Springfield, Missouri (MCFP), and the remark "YOUNGEST INMATE AT ALCATRAZ (18.5 YEARS)."
- 1946-05-04 — The Bureau of Prisons names Clarence Carnes among the six prisoners in the "Battle of Alcatraz" of May 2-4, 1946 and says that Carnes, age 19, received a second life sentence.
The series note lists the original of notebook page 714-AZ as not extant, so the image may be a microfilm printout. The catalog gives a birth date of 01/14/1927, matching the page. The role and family fields are left empty because no record cited here states either. Offenses are given as the notebook form prints them; the “Reason for Transfer” boxes are staff opinion and are not used.
Records
itemAlcatraz warden's notebook page for Clarence Carnes, No. 714Bureau of Prisons notebook page with the identification photograph of Clarence Carnes, No. 714-AZ, received at Alcatraz from Leavenworth on 6 July 1945 under sentences for kidnapping and escape from the custody of a U.S. marshal (Western District of Oklahoma); a red header gives a transfer to the Medical Center at Springfield, Missouri, on 1-15-63. A copy is stored here.itemAlcatraz (Federal Bureau of Prisons history page)The Bureau of Prisons' history page on Alcatraz names Al Capone among the well-known criminals who did time there, and says most of its prisoners were not well-known gangsters.