Inside Alcatraz

My Time on the Rock

By: Jim Quillen

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz.

This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.

©1991 Jim Quillen (P)2015 Random House Audiobooks

Very good.

Interesting facts about AZ with a great story. Loved it, I’ll listen again it was so good. Jesus lives! Thanks for making it available on this platform. Very much enjoyed it.

Great book

This book was very good and super insightful on the Alcatraz prison experience from a prisoners perspective.

Great book!

I was surprised by this book.
Great narration. The author seamed intelligent above average, thou his young adulthood was ruined by constant poor choices.
Having visited Alcatraz, I can only imagine the lack of humanity behind those walls at that time.
Hard to believe someone gets out without serious mental problems .

The Best Audio Book I've Ever Heard!

This audio book is beyond outstanding in my (rarely) humble opinion. The writing is direct, honest and thoughtful. The performance is wonderful.

thank you for such a detailed account!

I loved the brutal honesty and description. Had extended family share same institution.
thank you!