Jim Jones tightened his control over Peoples Temple during the 1960s and β70s. At Jonestown he confiscated passports and millions of dollars and manipulated his followers through threats of blackmail, beatings, and death. He also cultivated a belief in his supposed supernatural abilities, discouraged resistance, and staged rehearsals to prepare members for a ritual mass suicide. Reports alleged that residents were being held at Jonestown against their will.
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