Frank Madigan (1908–1979) was sheriff theAlameda County Sheriff's Office inAlameda County, California from 1963 to 1975.Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. served under him during theBerkeley, CA protests. Sheriff Madigan had the Alameda County Sheriff's Department aid the University of California Police,California Highway Patrol and Berkeley Police during the Free Speech Movement in October 1964. Madigan ordered his officers to help clear protesters from Sproul Hall. During thePeople's Park protests, sometimes referred to as "Bloody Thursday", Madigan authorized use ofbuckshot, rather thanbirdshot, against demonstrators who were throwing bricks at the deputies. In May 1970, after theKent State shootings he ordered tear gas dropped from helicopters on theUniversity of California at Berkeley. His authority came from GovernorRonald Reagan. In the 1970 Alameda County sheriff election, Madigan was opposed byStew Albert of theYouth International Party. In 1973 Madigan opened the Work Furlough Center, the first incarceration facility in California designed entirely to run work release programs.
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