There were many escape attempts from Alcatraz, although most ended with the prisoner being caught or killed. With 14 different escape attempts involving 36 different men, its amazing none escaped. In one attempt called the Headstrong attempt by the Bureau of Prisons, a man named Joe Bowers tried to climb a fence at the edge of the island. After refusing to come down, he was shot and eventually died from his injuries. In another attempt, James limerick, Jimmy Lucas, and Rufus Franklin attack and killed an unarmed correctional officer while working in the workshop. They then climbed to the roof and tried to disarm the correctional officer in the tower. The officer shot Limerick and Franklin, ending the attempt. Limerick died from the wound and Franklin and Rufus received life sentences for the murder of the correctional officer in the workshop. (Bureau of Prisons)
Another attempt deemed the Failed Five by the Bureau of Prisons, included Arthur “Doc” Barker, Dale Stamphill, William Martin, Henry Youngm and Rufus McCain. The five had escaped the isolation unit in the cellhouse by sawing the iron bars of the cells and bending the bars on a window. The went to the edge of the island and were found by correctional …show more content…
Bernard Coy, Joe Cretzer, Marvin Hubbard, Sam Shockley, Miran Thompson, and Clarence Carnes overpowered the cellhouse officers. They gained control of the keys and weapons, arming themselves for escape. They knew that there plan had failed when they realized that they didn’t have the key to the recreation yard door. They fought instead of surrendering, injuring about eighteen officers and killing around three, including the hostages. The U.S. Marines were brought in and ended the attempt. By the end, three of the six prisoners had died. Two more were given the death penalty, while the last was given a second life sentence. (Bureau of
Another attempt deemed the Failed Five by the Bureau of Prisons, included Arthur “Doc” Barker, Dale Stamphill, William Martin, Henry Youngm and Rufus McCain. The five had escaped the isolation unit in the cellhouse by sawing the iron bars of the cells and bending the bars on a window. The went to the edge of the island and were found by correctional …show more content…
Bernard Coy, Joe Cretzer, Marvin Hubbard, Sam Shockley, Miran Thompson, and Clarence Carnes overpowered the cellhouse officers. They gained control of the keys and weapons, arming themselves for escape. They knew that there plan had failed when they realized that they didn’t have the key to the recreation yard door. They fought instead of surrendering, injuring about eighteen officers and killing around three, including the hostages. The U.S. Marines were brought in and ended the attempt. By the end, three of the six prisoners had died. Two more were given the death penalty, while the last was given a second life sentence. (Bureau of