Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Part I: Education
  • One. The Judgment against Me
  • Two. My Formal Education
  • Three. The Federal Case
  • Four. Escape
  • Five. Freeman's Revenge
  • Six. Returned and Resentenced
• Part II: Training
  • Seven. The Welcome Wagon
  • Eight. Isolation
  • Nine. Escape from Alcatraz
  • Ten. The "Riot" of '46
  • Eleven. "What About the Plum Juice?"
  • Twelve. My Life as a Free Man
• Part III: Survival
  • Thirteen. Haunted by Alcatraz
  • Fourteen. Judgment Once More
  • Fifteen. Condemned
  • Sixteen. My Fight for Life
• Epilogue
• Afterword
• Works Cited

Promotional Information

A graphic, insider's account of doing time in Alcatraz and on death row in San Quentin.

About the Author

Ernie LÓpez is today a free man living in Los Angeles.

Rafael PÉrez-Torres is Professor of English at UCLA.

Reviews

"This is an absolutely riveting read... This book has the potential to become a classic." James T. Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies, and History, Brown University