Biography
Allan Mancino was a California prisoner whose account alleged retaliation for refusing an order to kill George Jackson. A contemporary report of his deposition placed him with Jackson in Soledad’s O Wing in late January 1970 and said Captain Charles Moody sought his participation in the killing. Mancino refused and was transferred. The Black Panther’s September 1971 affidavit report, using the name Al Mancino, alleged that a guard shot him while he was handcuffed during the August 21 San Quentin violence. These reports establish sustained custody and political retaliation; the original California conviction, initial admission and release are not established.
Allan Mancino was a California prisoner whose account alleged retaliation for refusing an order to kill George Jackson. A contemporary report of his deposition placed him with Jackson in Soledad’s O Wing in late January 1970 and said Captain Charles Moody sought his participation in the killing. Mancino refused and was transferred. The Black Panther’s September 1971 affidavit report, using the name Al Mancino, alleged that a guard shot him while he was handcuffed during the August 21 San Quentin violence. These reports establish sustained custody and political retaliation; the underlying conviction, initial admission and release are not established.
The Black Panther, September 25, 1971, PDF page 9; The Black Panther, September 25, 1971, PDF page 16; supplemental one-page original Militant report, Soledad Brothers harassed in prison, PDF page 1.
The Black Panther identified him as Allan Curt Mancino and reported that he was then imprisoned in Washington on a stolen-car violation. After residence in a Seattle halfway house, he rejected probation rather than risk return to California. A separate motion before federal Judge Oliver Carter sought protection after his alleged beating while brought to Marin County as a reluctant San Quentin Six witness. The newspaper expressly corrected “informer” to “former Adjustment Center inmate.”
The Black Panther, October 6, 1975, volume14 number3, PDF page 3; The Black Panther, October 6, 1975, volume14 number3, PDF page 4.
