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    "llont lot im fool youwith the many faces ho iscapable ofshowl ." his ta-thcr. Lester,xvarngia prisonofficial slrcyears ago, longbefore his son becamecele-brated asone ofthe so-called"Solcdad Brothers."

    To his father, ti postal em-' ploye.George Jacksonwaseverythingaboy should begrowing uplnChicago:Annliar boy. an honorstudent,allerce competitor insports.. llut by thetime hewas H.hls'fsthcr got.ntransfer to

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    To his younger brother.Jonathan. Georgewas ahero. A year agoJonathanwas slain in the MarinCoimtyCivic Center shootoutthat killedfour inwhat policecalled a vain attemptto"swap hishostages, includingSuperior JudgeHarold Ha-ley. forhis brotherin San

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    leased inhis prescntstate oilmind. if you are able togetlnear him.l will hesurprised. iHe canhe reachedif hesecsyou as away out.

    "So. don'tlet him foniyou!with the many faces he islcapable ofshowing. i

    "He lived unrler stricthouse ruleswhile underourguidance andalways slippedpast his mother whenhewanted tobreak thoserules.

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    Jackson accusedof rippingopen thehead ofa blackin-male.

    0 .lan.17, i967.Jacksonaccused ofan assaultwith atwo-foot longpipe.

    0 April 25. i967.Jackson}accused ofbeating thehead;of aChicano inmate whowas;lying onthe oor.

    0 Feb. l7. 1969,aslmulai-ed gun made from swirehanger andtape. foundin~Jackson's cell.

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    A year later Jacksonwentback toSoledad.

    OJan. 16, 1970, it ischarged thatJackson andltwo otherSoiedad inmales.lFleeta Drumgo.now 26.andJohn Clutchette,now 28.beat-

    n guardto death.three daysafter another white guardshot. andkilled three blackinmates.

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    This trio became worldfamous asthe"Soic,i1Bd Brothera." Theyconsidered thornselves soulbrothers andpllitical prisoners.

    They haveclear cutpolllcalprisoners here at SaQuentin. Jacksontold llExaminer inAugust 1970.

    And lconsider persorconvicted of burglariesarrobberiesandcrimes of pasion and economic crimewhere money and survivare material. as politicprisoners," hesaid.

    I-le saw no wayof gettlrout of prison IegitimatelLastAprilhe said forpubcation:

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    therewasa lackoffactualinformationavailabletothepublicconcerningthedeathofGeorge_JacksonduringtheattemptedSanQuentinprisonbreakofAug.21,1971., .'

    QuitecontrarytothepositionexpressedbyMr.Jones,all ofthefactssurroundingtheabortiveJacksonprisones-capeareandhavebeen" readilyavailable. Thetruthishowever,thattheliberal?press andothermedia,theNa-tionalLawyersGuild,.1iberal"clergyrnen,andMaoists-yes,Maoists-havebeenpouringoutincendiaryrhetoricintheiranxiouseffortstoattacktheAmericanpenalsystemforbeingunkindtocriminals. c . _

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