Robert J. Kirby

Robert J. Kirby

Robert J. Kirby (October 20, 1890-January 15, 1944) was the Warden of New York's famed Sing Sing Prison from 1941 until 1944. Known for his integrity, Kirby brought respect back to the administration of Sing Sing, and order to the prison after the often controversial tenure of Lewis Lawes.

Kirby died of pneumonia in January, 1944.

References

* "Crash Out: The True Story of a Hell's Kitchen Kid and the Bloodiest Escape in Sing Sing History", by David Goewey (Crown, 2005)
* "Miracle at Sing Sing: How one man transformed the lives of America's most dangerous criminals", by Ralph Blumenthal (St. Martin's Press, 2004)
* "Sing Sing: The Inside Story of a Notorious Prison", by Denis Brian (Prometheus, 2005)


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