</s>104-10129-10325 CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION ANDOR RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JFK ACT Ray Stripped Of Privileges JFKACT Of. Privilegges For 30 Days RELEASE PETROS, "Tenm. (AP) James Earl Ray will be stripped a single cellblock in Tennessee's a single cellphone prison for the James Earl ray is stripped a single telephone prisoner for for a days. The confessed slayer of the The Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis's his state as an honor grade" State Prison yesterday for mak- State Prison escape at the temple Monday. The prison yesterday for mal- The prisoner was convicted of murder. militarized by the disciplinary court. in its weekly hearing. The prison was the only one of in its Weekly hearing. be kept in the disciplinary unit. said Warden Robert H. Moore. be kept on the disciplinary period, he will be allowed exercise. said Warden Roberts II. Moore, will be permitted. He will be able to perform. "At the end of the 30 days." "The "at the time of the day's" Monroe, at the age of 30 days" signed to administer sere- back some of his privileges but with the general prison population. with the state of Tennessee. Ray is serving a 59-year term for killing King in Memphis on for killing him. after he had a hole in his after he held a hole on his a stream tunnel. Heat forced him back."

Summary  
The text describes James Earl Ray’s incarceration at Tennessee State Prison following his conviction for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis. Ray was placed in a single cellblock for 30 days as part of disciplinary measures after an escape attempt from a state prison facility. The document notes that Ray, serving a 59-year sentence for killing King, was transferred to a disciplinary unit under Warden Robert H. Moore’s supervision. It mentions his conviction for murder and references an incident involving a hole in a stream tunnel, with heat forcing him back after an escape.  

Key People  
- James Earl Ray: Confessed killer of Martin Luther King Jr., serving a 59-year sentence for the crime.  
- Warden Robert H. Moore: Tennessee State Prison administrator overseeing Ray’s disciplinary placement.  

Key Locations  
- Tennessee State Prison: Facility where Ray was incarcerated and subjected to disciplinary measures.  
- Memphis, Tennessee: Location of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.  

Key Events  
- Conviction and sentencing of James Earl Ray for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Disciplinary action against Ray following an escape attempt from a state prison facility.  
- Placement of Ray in a single cellblock for 30 days under disciplinary supervision.  

Key Organizations  
- Tennessee State Prison: Institution administering Ray’s incarceration and disciplinary measures.

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