Wings of Liberty was named after the facility. Notable inmates Joseph Barboza, former New England Mafia associate and enforcer turned government witness. He served 5 years at Folsom for second-degree murder in 1971, while in the Witness Protection Program. Sonny Barger, leader of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Edward Bunker, author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, and an actor. Thor Nis Christiansen, was a serial killer and necrophile active in California in the mid-to-late 1970s. He was killed by a stab wound in the exercise yard in 1981. Eldridge Cleaver, early leader of the Black Panther Party. Alfred Leonard Cline, suspected serial killer George Contant, train robber; later lectured against crime, brother of John Sontag. Craig Coley, Wrongfully convicted of the 1978 murder of his ex girlfriend and her son before being pardoned and exonerated by CA governor Jerry Brown in 2017. Chris Evans, train robber, partner of John Sontag. Joseph Gamsky, aka Joe Hunt, of the Billionaire Boys Club. Glen Stewart Godwin, whose escape from Folsom earned him a spot on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Cameron Hooker, convicted of the Kidnapping of Colleen Stan. Charles Jackson, serial killer Rick James, musician. Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer"; was a serial killer and necrophile active in California in the early 1970s. Suge Knight, former owner of Death Row Records. Timothy Leary, psychologist and writer. Charles Manson, murderer, conspirator Erik Menendez, convicted with his brother Lyle of murdering his parents. James Mitose, Japanese-American martial artist who brought the art of Kempo to the United States. Ed Morrell, accomplice to the Evans-Sontag railroad robbers of the 1890s. Ricky Murdock, rapper known by the stage name Askari X. Bobby Purify, original singer of "I'm Your Puppet". Shorty Rossi, star of the Animal Planet show Pit Boss. Leo Ryan, U.S. Congressman who while an Assemblyman had posed as a prisoner to investigate conditions. Glen Sherley, musician. Danny Trejo, actor. Jack Black, hobo, professional burglar and author of "You Can't Win", in which he describes his almost eight years at the prison. References External links Code of Silence documentary film Folsom Embodies California's Prison Blues – August 13, 2009 NPR story "Folsom Prison Boasts A Rich History Spanning One Hundred Thirty Years." California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Folsom Prison views 1893–1908 at The Bancroft Library 1880 establishments in California Prisons in California Folsom, California Johnny Cash Capital punishment in California Buildings and