The Great Escape: Alcatraz Security Prison

The Great Escape Did you know that at Alcatraz supposedly no one has escaped but thirty-six have tried (alcatrazhistory.com)? Alcatraz is high security prison on an island in the San Francisco Bay for the worst criminals. Frank Morris, and John and Clarence Anglin prepared for months to escape, it has always been a mystery if the three men survived. Officials have been searching for these three men for many years and have found extensive evidence showing that they survived their escape. Alcatraz, was nicknamed “the Rock” because of its concrete walls and solid steel bars. People have said that it is escape proof and even if someone got out they would most likely die in the bay, be sucked out into the ocean, killed by a guard, or captured. Prison had its benefits such as jobs, good food, and privacy. Although many people did not say that they had a good life at prison some say that it wasn’t horrible and it was in fact better than other prisons. Alcatraz is located in the center of the San Francisco Bay in California. According to Alcatraz history.com, Alcatraz was opened August eleventh nineteen thirty-four. At Alcatraz thirty-six men have attempted escapes, twenty-three were caught, six were killed, and five have

Researchers believed that Frank Morris was the mastermind of the plan, (alcatrazhistory.com). According to Alcatraz history.com the men began their escape plans in December nineteen sixty-one. Their plans were very complex and confusing. They planned to construct a raft out of raincoats, create dummy heads with cement powder, and stitch life preservers. They used fifty raincoats to create their raft and life preservers. These things were necessary to their escape but they also had to get some help and figure out a way to muffle the noise of them chipping away at their cell