Alcatraz From Inside By Jim Quillen

Alcatraz From Inside By Jim Quillen

In 1934 America opened one of the most secured Federal Prisons, Alcatraz. Located on an island in San Francisco, California, inmates that were considered the most dangerous were transferred here to complete their sentence. Alcatraz from Inside is an autobiography by Jim Quillen that focuses on his experiences while imprisoned in Alcatraz including his perspective of the well known "Battle of Alcatraz". Jim Quillen was born in San Francisco, California in 1919. Quillen was transferred to Alcatraz in 1942 released in 1952 and is now a writer expressing his personal feelings of Alcatraz. This book is written by Alcatraz inmate telling his experience at alcatraz and not a fanatic which is what makes this book more interesting. Quellin grew ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...To his knowledge he was the youngest one there at the time. Quillen immediately saw how harsh the conditions were at Alcatraz. Quillen initially approached this jail the way he did with other things in life and that was to look for the fastest way out. Quillen and others did try to escape but failed. Throughout the time Quillen was in prison he witnessed one of the most intense attempted escapes that occurred in Alcatraz history. It was known to the public that there were a total a six participants, but according to Quillen there were only five involved directly in this incident. In 1946 one afternoon participant one Bernard Coy was able to break into the Gun Gallery, this initiated the incident. Coy had a plan to escape along with two other inmates, Marvin F. Hubbard and Joseph P. Cretzer. Coy and Cretzer were able to get a hold of a rifle and a pistol in their hand. At this point the officers called for backup now involving the U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy gunboats. When Coy and Cretzer felt no way out they tried hiding in a dark and small tunnel. This was where officials saw the opportunity to enter the corridor shooting them down without hurting any other inmate. After over thirty six hours later three officials came in the corridor to find Coys', Cretzers' and Hubbard's' bodies with multiple gunshots. Even though three other inmates went along with this they were not directly involved. Not only were

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