Edward J. Miller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetEdward J. Miller
American prison warden
Date of Birth: 07-May-1899
Place of Birth: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Profession: prison warden
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Edward J. Miller
- Edward Joe Miller, (born May 7, 1899, date of death unknown), also known as E.
- J.
- Miller, was an American prison administrator.
- A native of Kansas, he was the second Associate Warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary under James A.
- Johnston in the late 1930s and 1940s, both men known for their strict discipline.
- Miller arrived on Alcatraz on June 23, 1934 as a Correctional officer, and by the end of the decade had been promoted to Associate Warden.
- Miller was Associate Warden during numerous escape attempts at Alcatraz.
- He was once challenged by Henri Young who complained to Miller that the Alcatraz rules which he and Johnston insisted upon were violations of Bureau of Prisons guidelines.
- Miller responded, “You don't run Alcatraz.
- I run Alcatraz", and later angrily refused Young a bible when he was in solitary confinement in D-Block.
- He departed Alcatraz in 1947 and was transferred to Leavenworth.
- He was married to Rosine (née Wahler) and lived on Alcatraz during his time as Associate Warden.
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