The Great Alcatraz Escape, 1962

Alcatraz is located on San Francisco Bay in the middle of the cold waters which are supposed to be sometimes below 30 degrees in the winter, fall, and spring. It was said that no one could escape the island although more than 30 people have but they either been shot, died in the cold waters or were taken back to Alcatraz and put into a even worst cell. Most people called Alcatraz "The Rock" because it was just built on a big rock in the middle of the bay. Alcatraz was first found by a Spanish explorer named "Juan Manuel de Ayala" and he found it in 1745 and built Alcatraz right on the island but the Spanish explorer also called it "the island of the birds" due to its large amount of birds. In the 1850's the military built a base on there but they never used it so they turned it into a military prison. They built the building of Alcatraz using all of the

dark cold place with no light, running water, and bed. the guards make the prisoners strip in The hole with little amount of food and

Although it was nearly impossible to escape Alcatraz, there were still many escape attempts over the years it was up and running, fourteen total. The first attempt was on April 27, 1936. Joe Bowers was working a job and began to climb the chain-link fence towards the edge of the island. The correctional officers ordered him to come down,but Bowers refused and was shot by one of the correctional officers. He fell over fifty feet to the ground and died from his injuries.

The escape route then led up through the air vent and into a corridor that ran behind the cells. Quite impressively the prisoners removed the rivets from the grille on the vent and substituted dummy rivets they had made from soap so that the guards couldn't notice the difference.

Alcatraz Island was federal prison located in California’s San Francisco Bay, officially opened on July 1, 1934. It was assumed that no inmate from the prison could attempt to break out by swimming and survive. It was an ideal location for a prison. It was also the site of the oldest operating lighthouse.

Alcatraz prison is a federal penitentiary located in San Francisco Bay on Alcatraz Island, not too far from the Golden Gate Bridge. Alcatraz is considered to be one of the most notorious penitentiaries in the United States, its history runs far and deep but so do all the legends and stories that come along with it. The prison has been home to some very notable people such as Al Capone, George Kelly, Robert Stroud and the list goes on. There are hundreds of different horror films and books out there in the world, most of which are written based off of real events or claims made by the average person. But Alcatraz doesn’t really house the average person. Claims of ghosts and demonic entities on the island have been made even before the prison

Alcatraz is located off the shore of the San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz was a federal prison from 1934-1963. This federal prison house some of the most dangerous and difficult felons in it’s years of operation. Before Alcatraz was a federal prison it was used as a military prison. Many believed this was the perfect place to have a prison due to the fact that no inmater would be able to successfully escape by swimming, because of the cold, rigid, shark infested waters. In 1963 the prison shut down due to the operating expenses.

Morris and the Anglin brothers escaped the most secure prison in the world!? Impossible! Morris and the Anglin brothers did not escape Alcatraz.

The report by Laura Sullivan is about three men escaping from Alcatraz and in it she describes the actions these men took to break free and never be seen again.

Alcatraz was introduced as a prison in the Civil War to hold captured men. But was later taken over by the United Sates Department of Justice (U.D.J) because it was just abandoned after the war. Eventually it was turned into a prison to hold men that normal community prisons could not hold. In the 1930’s a crime wave hit the United States and Alcatraz was about to become a full house. During that time escape became a bigger problem due to the size of the prison and the lack of guards in the jail. There were over 14 escape attempts involving over 30 men. Twenty were caught and eight killed over a period of years. Alcatraz finally hired enough men to secure the jail to the highest level. 1 man by the name of Frank Morris proved that was not

The most famous inmates, like “Birdman of Alcatraz,” usually had nicknames” (History.com). Although Stroud had this nickname, he “was not allowed to keep birds at Alcatraz as he had while locked up in Leavenworth” (History.com). George Kelly, also known as Machine Gun Kelly, “was nicknamed after his favorite weapon”

It also held American solders that deserted the Filipino cause during the Spanish-American war and Chinese citizens that resisted the Army during the Boxer Rebellion. later Alcatraz was used as a prison for criminals that needed an attitude adjustment not just the worst prisoners. These are the inmates that bribed guards and attempted escapes. Alcatraz was intended to get prisoners to follow rules so they could return to federal facilities. One of the most well-known prisoners, Al Capone, was allowed to play the banjo in the prison band. He was one of the first non-militaristic prisoners in Alcatraz. Before he was moved to Alcatraz he bribed the guards preferential treatment while serving tax-evasion sentence in Atlanta. In Alcatraz he became so cooperative that he was permitted to play the banjo in the Alcatraz band. Another unknown fact is that you could escape from

Can two brothers and a fuegitive survive escaping Alcatraz, the most secure prison in the country at that time? Yes, because there is enough evidence to prove that they could have survived, in this essay I will list multiple reasons to influence you on why they survived. At the time Alcatraz was the so called “most secure prison in the country” holding the most worst of the worst. Two criminal brothers by the names of John and Clarence Anglin were transferred to the prison. The two brothers got to know Frank Morris over the months of being in the prison.

Alcatraz Island has quite a distinct history. Many people know that Alcatraz served as a federal prison, but most are reluctant to know that this island served as fort. Built before the Civil War, it served two main purposes. First, that it was to guard the San Francisco bay area from enemy ships against a foreign invasion, and second, to hold hostage prisoners of war or POW's as they were called. In this report, I'll show you how this fortress came to be a federal prison, why it is no longer in operation today, and most importantly, to show why it was built in the first place. When the great "Gold Rush" of 1849 first started, California grew from what would be considered a small, unpopulated state, into

For my research paper, I have chosen to research the history of Alcatraz. I chose this topic because over the summer my family went to San Francisco, California and we went to Alcatraz. While at Alcatraz, we got to meet an actual prisoner from Alcatraz, William G. Baker. There are three questions that I hope I can answer by the end of my research. First, I would like to know what life was like for the prisoners at Alcatraz and for the children that lived there. Then, I hope to answer how many escape attempts there were. Next, I want to find out if any prisoners survived the escape from Alcatraz. Finally, I want to know why the prison shut down. I do not expect to have any problems with this topic, there should be plenty of information out