Harley O. Teets
Male, Deceased Person
1906 – 1957
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Who was Harley O. Teets?
Harley Oliver Teets was the warden of San Quentin State Prison from 1951 until his death in 1957. During that time he presided over executions performed in San Quentin's notorious gas chamber. Teets is probably best known for seizing the manuscript of one of condemned prisoner Caryl Chessman's books, arguing that since it was written on death row, it constituted "prison labor".
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1906
United States of America - Also known as
- Harley Teets
- Died
- 1957
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on July 23, 2013
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