Henri Young, a convicted thief, spent three years and two months in solitary confinement at Alcatraz, where he was subjected to inhumane conditions. After his release, he was accused of murdering a fellow prisoner and was put on trial. A young and idealistic attorney, James Stamphill, took on Young's case, arguing that the true murderer was the notorious prison itself, Alcatraz.
Murder in the First
A crusading attorney takes on the case of a newly freed Alcatraz convict, tasked with proving the defendant's innocence in a murder that occurred while he was imprisoned in solitary confinement.
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