June 1962 Alcatraz escape

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    Morris, the escapists of Alcatraz, was the first prisoner to escape the horrible island. The year is 1962, Four of the most popular prisoners are sent to Alcatraz, like Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and the most horrible prisoners are being sent to the most dangerous, and are wishing they never broke the law. prison in the U.S. One day on Alcatraz Island, Frank Morris, Clarence and John Anglin were gathering all the materials they needed for this huge escape attempt. According…

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    Introduction The area of Alcatraz Island was first explored by a Spaniard Juan Manuel de Ayala back in 1775. He named the island as Isla de los Alcatraces which was later called Alcatraz in English. The US army built a fortress in the island in 1850s and in 1868, it became a military prison. In 1909, most of the fortress was destroyed and new prison was built called “The Rock”. This work of building new prison was done by the prisoners themselves. Body Once upon a time, Alcatraz Island was…

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    Escape From Alcatraz

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    Alcatraz the most impossible prison to break out of or was thought to be until the night of June 11 1962 at exactly 9:30. Alcatraz is known to be the toughest and most feared prison in America. Alcatraz is said to be impossible to escape from and the men who tried to escape didn’t survive the escape. Men who have tried to escape before drowned in the frigid cold waters of the San. Francisco Bay. Alcatraz was nicknamed “Uncle Sam’s Devil’s Island,” when it opened as a federal prison in August…

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    One of the most infamous prisons in history strategically sits in the San Francisco Bay about 1.25 miles offshore from the city. Alcatraz was home to many notorious convicts and now not just San Francisco’s most popular tourist attraction but the most popular in the country. Before “The Rock” was a prison, it has a very eventful past that makes it such an interesting and appealing island. It was avoided and utilized by the Native Americans, and was the most prominent fortress on the west coast…

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    Escaping Alcatraz. On June 11th, 1962, Three men from the most secure prison in the world, Alcatraz, Escaped. The three men that ‘escaped’ Alcatraz names were John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, And Frank Morris. There is a lot of controversy behind the great escape, Like if the three men really made it out of the prison alive, Or if they are still alive today, so in this essay, i’m going to explain who these men were, What they did, and if they are still alive today. John William and Alfred…

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    How Did Alcatraz Escape

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    The Famous Escape Do you believe that the Anglin Brothers and Frank Morris escaped from “The Rock”? If you didn't know Alcatraz A.K.A, “The Rock” was home to many of the world's most famous criminals. Three of those were the Anglin Brothers and Frank Morris. There is a lot of theories of did or did they not survive. My person opinion is that I think they escaped. Here are the reasons and evidence on why I think they escaped. On the night of June 11, 1962 the Anglin Brothers and Frank Morris…

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    Escape From Alcatraz Essay

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    were all prisoners of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the country if not the world for what happened there and for its notorious prisoners. “The Escape of Alcatraz”, the LSD trails, and the life on “Uncle Sam’s Devil Island” are all important parts of the history of the prison. This island had the worst of the worst and it spread everyone crazy to each other and greatly hurt the mental state of the inmates who made parole. Alcatraz was originally…

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    Alcatraz Prison

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    Operating from 1934-1963, Alcatraz was once considered the most highly secured prison. Housing criminals such as Al Capone and famous murderer Robert Stroud, the prison held some of the country’s worst criminals. While claiming to never have an inmate escape, numerous attempts were made by John Paul Scott, Darl Lee Parker, and Joseph Bowers but failed. Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe also fled, but after jumping in the San Francisco Bay they were never seen again. It was assumed that the two men…

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    Escape From Alcatraz On June 11, 1962 Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers escaped Alcatraz prison. 36 prisoners tried to perform this hard task years before but were never able to make it. Their escape was very dangerous due to the high currents and shark filled waters, somehow they managed to not become shark bait. Despite the fact that Frank Morris and the anglin brothers were never seen escape, Frank Morris and the brothers did escape alive, because frank Morris and the…

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    Alcatraz Prison

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    ever seeing daylight. This is what the prisoners in prison experience on a daily bases. Alcatraz was federal prison that was built on a twelve acre, solid rock island exactly one mile from the mainland with no roads or bridges to escape. Alcatraz, a prison in the San Francisco Bay that many famous people went to and dunknown details. Wardens and guards who worked at the prison did not know there were possible escape routes used by convicts to get out of this concentration camp. The earliest…

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