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    In the documentary “Inside Guantánamo,” the filmmakers at National Geographic shot a documentary about one of the most famous prisons in the world, Guantánamo Bay. Guantánamo Bay is a military naval base in Cuba. Guantánamo Bay is an American detention camp that detains insanely dangerous war criminals for interrogative purposes. It is known for its inhumane treatment of prisoners. National Geographic captured the daily life of the struggle between young military personnel and prisoners, many of…

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    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…

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    their strategy with saw blades and sharpening spoons from the prison cafeteria to widen the air vents in their cells until the openings were large enough for them to shimmy through. The inescapable prison was starting to deteriorate and the three inmates used the crumbling walls of the building to their advantage. They covered their digging by crafting a ventilation duct made of cardboard and other items. Behind their cell block was an unguarded corridor that stored different utilities and from…

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    How many prisoners escaped the Alcatraz Prison on Alcatraz Island during its nearly 30 years of service? If you ask the government, they will tell you that nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz. But if you believe the movie “Escape From Alcatraz” starring Clint Eastwood, then you will know that the statement is otherwise proven wrong. Alcatraz held some of America's most cruel felons including murderer Robert Stroud, gangster Al Capone, and the “Birdman of Alcatraz”. Of all of the felons that had…

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    Alcatraz Do you know what Alcatraz is and was? Well it was a super prison that held the world’s most dangerous criminals in the world. They made it a super prison because the gangsters couldn’t be held in a regular prison, they would take over and bribe other prisoners and guards. In this essay I will tell you more about Alcatraz and where it is now and why it is how it is today. It was a very secured place and no one could get in or out unless the were let in or out. They were super serious…

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    island surrounded by water? I personally don’t think I could. I am going to be talking about the great escape of Alcatraz. I was interested in this topic because this is still a mystery today and that makes me curious. I hope that you will be as intrigued as I was. Preparation for the great escape, escaping the maximum security prison, and last, the aftermath. In a penitentiary called Alcatraz, an island off the coast of San Francisco Bay, three criminals planned a master plot. Frank Lee Morris,…

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    about the Alcatraz escapees is one of the most creative jailbreaks of all time. The question is did they make it alive or did they die in the process? Based on the evidence I believe that they lived and that they escaped. I think that there plan worked. The first pieces of evidence comes from a video called “ did frank moore survive?” it says that there was a raft and footprints leading away from it on Angel Island. Angel island was there original destination. We know this because an inmate…

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    Three inmates of the Alcatraz Prison escaped on June 11, 1962, and were said to have died in the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay. Although there is evidence supporting that conclusion there is still no for sure explanation if they actually died or not. I think that they survived the escape because of their clever planning. They could of died but there is still no proof that they did. There is evidence that could help prove that they did survive. So did Frank Morris, along with John and…

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    Alcatraz Alcatraz was the most remote prison in the world. The worst criminals that no other prison could hold were sent to Alcatraz. It is supposed to be nearly impossible to escape.There are only three prisoners in the world that have proven that theory wrong. The problem with these three is that no one has complete proof that they survived or if they drowned on their way. Evidence has shown that Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin survived their escape (Hopkinson 6). This paper is…

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    The Collapse Of Alcatraz

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    Alcatraz finally closed its doors in 1963 after decades of being the most infamous prison in all of America. After 29 years the prison was just too difficult and expensive to keep running (estimated 3-5 million dollars in security and maintenance allown) and was shut down. Lots of people still believe that the reason for the closure of the prison was due to the escape of the Anglin brothers, the closure of Alcatraz happened years after the escape and had no relevance to the end of Alcatraz. All…

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