Clinton Truman Duffy

Clinton Truman Duffy (1898–1982) was the warden of San Quentin State Prison between 1940 and 1952. He was a prominent opponent of capital punishment.

Life
His father was a guard at San Quentin, he was raised on the prison grounds, and his wife's father was also a San Quentin guard.

The 1954 film Duffy of San Quentin tells his story as a warden. His accomplishments during his tenure as warden include: He was known to walk unarmed among the prisoners and to chat with them. Although he "supervised 90 executions during his tenure as warden", he opposed capital punishment.
 * Elimination of corporal punishment
 * Improvement of food services
 * Establishment of vocational training
 * Founding of an Alcoholics Anonymous program
 * Desegregation of the dining hall
 * Creation of the first prisoner-developed radio programs inside a prison
 * Inauguration of a prison newspaper

After he left San Quentin, he worked for the state's parole board; in addition, he wrote books and gave lectures about capital punishment. He died in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 84.

Works

 * Duffy, Clinton T., and Dean Southern Jennings. The San Quentin Story. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950.
 * Duffy, Clinton T. 88 Men and 2 Women. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962.
 * Duffy, Clinton T., and Al Hirshberg. Sex and Crime. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965.
 * Duffy, Clinton T., and Eva Irene Linkletter. From Heroin to San Quentin. Morro Bay, CA: Java Books, 1977.