▁called ▁on ▁prisoners ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁red ouble ▁their ▁commit ments ▁to ▁w art ime ▁production . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁a ▁comm end ation ▁by ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁along ▁with ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Francis ▁B iddle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Rud ens ky ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary , ▁Men ard ▁on ▁par ole . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁copy ▁editor ▁from ▁Brown ▁& ▁Big el ow , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁chief ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 M ▁Corporation ▁Security ▁Systems . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Rud ens ky ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁The ▁Gon if , ▁which ▁is ▁Y idd ish ▁for ▁th ief . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁lect ured ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁visit ing ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Paul ▁and ▁Min ne apolis ▁met ro ▁areas , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Minnesota ▁educ ator ▁Dr . ▁I da ▁K ug ler ' s ▁fifth - grade ▁class ▁at ▁Han cock - H am line ▁Mag net ▁School , ▁trying ▁to ▁d eter ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁crime ▁he ▁had ▁followed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁public ▁appearance ▁as ▁Paul ▁E ak ins ▁tou red ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁a ▁V - 1 6 ▁Cad illa c ▁once ▁owned ▁by ▁Al ▁Cap