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Kevin S. Giles - ArticlesKevin S. Giles is the author of "Jerry's Riot: The True Story of Montana's 1959 Prison Disturbance"
Chapter 1 of Jerry’s Riot: the True Story of Montana’s 1959 Prison DisturbanceOfficer Clyde Sollars had no idea that a prison riot was about to start. He heard noises. Each noise inside a prison means something different. These weren't good. Stepping into the hallway, he saw one of the prison's meanest convicts, Jerry Myles, holding a large knife. Behind him came Lee Smart, the kid with eyes of ice, carrying a rifle. Tragic Events Yield Strong Personal DetailsTo write a successful non-fiction book, find people who were really there. Victor Baldwin, a guard hostage in the 1959 Montana prison riot, never forgotA psychopathic inmate from Alcatraz Island defies a reform warden and leads a revolt at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge in 1959.
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