Biography
Abraham Shocker was an IWW member convicted of violating the California criminal syndicalism law on December 9, 1921. He began serving his sentence in San Quentin on December 11, 1921. On August 9, 1923, Shocker was discovered hanging in his cell. Shocker's death took place within a few days of his release from a forty-three-day stay in solitary confinement.
1920s audit: Stephen M. Kohn, American Political Prisoners, page 188, records Shocker's death in San Quentin on August 9, 1923. The erroneous 1925 release is removed and death is recorded separately. The interval from the retained December 11, 1921 admission is 606 elapsed days.
Case
San Quentin State Prison
