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4 days ago · United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz ( English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, Spanish: [ a l k a ˈ t ɾ a s] "the gannet ") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the ...
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- August 11, 1934; 89 years ago
- March 21, 1963; 60 years ago
1 day ago · The Great Escape (or Not) Despite Alcatraz's reputation as an escape-proof fortress, a few daring inmates dared to defy the odds. The most famous attempt occurred in 1962 when three inmates – Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and John Anglin – orchestrated a meticulously planned escape.
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5 days ago · One of the most questioned Alcatraz facts is regarding prisoner escape stories. Contrary to popular belief, there are no confirmed reports of prisoners escaping from Alcatraz during its tenure as a high-security prison. Some military prisoners did walk away when it was a military post, but it remained unbreached after becoming a prison. 8.
