</s>DIAGNOSTIC-DEPOT 44151 ILLINOIS STATE PENTENTIARY JOLIET JUNE 10, 1940 F 489 CLASSIFICATION REPORT JDD No. Name: GAWRON, John Age: 40 Admitted: 11/2/34 Crime: Burglary Sentence: 1-Life 1. Transfer. 2. Classification. 3. Recommendations RECLASSIFICATIONS Stateville Division. 2. Group III: Without psychososis or mental defect. Doubtfully improvable. Inadequate personality. High average intelligence (0 plus 104, Army High score - (1934). Alcoholic tenency. Partial deafness. This inmate was classified as a doubtfully impovable offender with delinquent attitudes and lack of initiative and ambition. His criminality appeared to be related and ambition, His criminality appears to be re-related when he wrote a request for transfer to Stevallin. because of problems of all health. He claimed that he was forced to be discharged from the drune were ruptured. He was unable that his car and discharging care. He feels, rather vaguely. and discharged care. His stateville would be more conduive to good health. His father would be old Prison has been satisfied with the old prison has been satisfactorily. He has been fairly good attitude toward three occasions. He he has a possible no evidence of mental disease. Under the new shows no evidence to mental disease, Under the news is likely he will have classified for Stateville since it within the institution of the interests of his general health and to further the present classification policy, resegregation is recommended. 3. Continued medical treatment for the ear condition and work for, inside place is suggested. R.G.Barrick, M.D. Chairman Chadification Board. KEH#B 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary:  
The text contains multiple declassified government records related to prison classification reports, FBI files, and law enforcement documentation. Key entries include a 1940 Illinois State Penitentiary classification report for John Gawron (born 1896), detailing his criminal history, parole status, and medical conditions. A 1956 Menard Division classification report reiterates his burglary convictions, parole violations, and alcohol-related issues. FBI records from the late 1960s describe James Earl Ray (FBI #405,942), including physical descriptions, criminal activities (e.g., interstate flight, robbery), and associations with individuals like Melba Ryan. Police department notes reference arrests, parolees, and investigations into alleged crimes in Alton, Illinois, and Quincy, Missouri. The documents also include administrative forms, redacted social security numbers, and references to unrelated case files.  

Key People:  
- John Gawron (born 1896): Convicted of burglary, multiple incarcerations, parole violations, alcoholism, and medical issues.  
- James Earl Ray (FBI #405,942): Described as a criminal with ties to robberies, listed in FBI files from 1968.  
- Melba Ryan: Mentioned in police records as associated with James Earl Ray; linked to an armed robbery investigation in La Grange, Missouri.  

Key Locations:  
- Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet), Menard Correctional Center, and Stateville Division.  
- Alton, Illinois; Quincy, Illinois; La Grange, Missouri.  

Key Events:  
- John Gawron’s parole history, including incarceration at Soldier’s Home in Quincy.  
- James Earl Ray’s FBI file detailing criminal activities, physical descriptions, and associations.  
- Police investigations into armed robberies and parole violations.  

Key Organizations:  
- Illinois Department of Public Safety, Division of the Criminologist.  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  
- Local police departments in Alton and Quincy, Illinois.

MLK Declassified Files

44-si-561-1a_sec_004_ser_1a43-1a56-part_2_of_2.pdf

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