Most Secure Prison Alcatraz

Alcatraz was considered the most secure prison. It was located on an island about two miles from San Francisco Bay. It was surrounded by freezing water. There were military men everywhere, who were highly trained and not afraid to shoot. It was built in 1934, to hold the most dangerous and clever prisoners. Many tried to get away from this life sucking prison, but none succeeded. They were either caught, drowned, or shot. It closed in 1963. One of the great mysteries of Alcatraz is whether Frank Morris, and his accomplices, ingenious escape plan. They thought of everything, the men just hoped their homemade raft stayed together. The night came and they left the prison as planned. There is evidence found that say that they didn't make it where …show more content…
The water was very cold and hypothermia would start to over come you right away.The prisoners had a homemade raft and only got to put it in the water when they were fleeing towards freedom so they had no idea if it was ready or not. This was the same with their life jackets. At Alcatraz, they made sure the water was hot for their showers. This was so they wouldn’t get immune to the cold water. The prisoners weren’t in shape either, except the few pushups or sit ups they did in their cells, so it would be hard to make that swim if the rafts failed. (Hopkinson, Deborah. “Escape from Alcatraz.” Scholastic scope. 20 February 2012 6 - 9 pages) They found personal items in the bay the day after the escape. There were homemade life jackets found flowing in the water, which had bite marks in it assumed to stop the air from escaping. Also discovered was a home made paddle. The boat had a small opening and the air started to escape and they went down. The FBI identified photos of the family of one of Clarence and John Angland. Amongst the pictures there was a list of addresses and phone numbers. They wouldn’t just leave this stuff behind. The prisoners must have drowned. (video 4, the