Guarding the rock

Ernest Lageson Sr., former Alcatraz Custodial Officer, and his son, Ernie Jr., former Alcatraz newspaper delivery boy, together tell the fascinating story of serene family life amid the violence and danger of one of the world's most famous prisons. Guarding the Rock describes the day-to-day activities of the convicts, the periodic prison violence, the fourteen escape attempts, and much more, all of which took place alongside the homes of the appoximately 300 employe... >Voir plus