DeFreeze escaped from Soledad State Prison on March 5, 1973, by walking away while on work duty in a boiler room located outside the perimeter fence. He had earlier been incarcerated at Vacaville, where he met some future student volunteers who joined the SLA.
DeFreeze escaped from Soledad State Prison on March 5, 1973 by walking away while on work duty in a boiler room l,ocated outside the perimeter fence He had earlier been incarce.rated at Vacaville, where he met some future student volunteers who joined the SLA.