James C. Harrelson, Dep. Warden honored for releasing
inmates to help rescue people from burning wreckage of LaG Airport plane that
crashed on Rikers Feb. 1, 1957.Except for
Thomas’ earlier pro- visional app’tment, tied with Thomas as 1stBlack permanently
appointed warden.
AMK w/Mayor
Wagner
James C. Harrelson, Dep.
Warden honored for releasing inmates to help rescue people from burning
wreckage of the LaGuardia Airport plane that crashed on Rikers Feb. 1,
1957.Both Thomas & Harrelson
became DWs same date & received permanent warden appointments same date.
Expect for Thomas’ getting provisional warden status 3 years earlier, they
tie for 1st honors.
James C. Harrelson images
are NYC Dept. of Correction (NYC DOC) photos in the archives managed by the
NY Correction History Society. All rights retained by and reserved to NYC
DOC.