American Outlaws: Danny Daniels and America's Deadliest Prison Riot
n 1928, a Colorado judge handed 38-year-old Danny Daniels, former safecracker for the notorious Kimes Gang in Oklahoma, two sentences: The first was 15 years hard labor for assault on a police officer. The second was 13 years, no hard labor, for armed robbery. Both sentences were to be served at at the Colorado State Penitentiary at CaƱon City. Danny saw two problems with that. First off, Governor Billy Adams had promised the people of Colorado there would be NO PAROLE on his watch. Secondly, the sentences would be served CONSECUTIVELY...Danny swore there was no way he was going to do 28 years at CaƱon City without the possibility of parole...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery--5496890/support.
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n 1928, a Colorado judge handed 38-year-old Danny Daniels, former safecracker for the notorious Kimes Gang in Oklahoma, two sentences: The first was 15 years hard labor for assault on a police officer. The second was 13 years, no hard labor, for armed robbery. Both sentences were to be served at at the Colorado State Penitentiary at CaƱon City. Danny saw two problems with that. First off, Governor Billy Adams had promised the people of Colorado there would be NO PAROLE on his watch. Secondly, th...