How Did Alcatraz Escape

So how did Alcatraz start and what was its initial purpose, was there previous escape attempts besides Morris’s escape? What was the big deal with Morris's escape and how did he do it. The Closer of Alcatraz? What is Alcatraz? Alcatraz is a penitentiary opened by the Federal Government as a maximum security, minimum privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates in Federal prisons. This prison was thought to be inescapable. Frank morris would disprove this in his successful escape.
Alcatraz wasn't always a prison on an island off in the san francisco bay. It was a fort at the start of its legacy. In 1850 a presidential order set aside the island for possible use as a United States military reservation. The California Gold
Of these, 23 were caught, 6 were shot and killed during their escape, and 2 drowned. One of the 14 was the Battle of Alcatraz which resulted in the death of one correctional officer. Morris's escape being the only one to truly escape alcatraz. Frank Morris arrived on Alcatraz Island in January 1960. He was convicted of his first crime at the age of 13. Morris had spent much of his life behind bars in various persions before. serving time for offenses ranging from narcotics possession to armed robbery. Morris had I.Q. of more than 130. Morris also had a history of trying to break out of prisons it was this habit that eventually landed him at Alcatraz. The group had began laying plans the previous December then one of them came across some old saw blades. By the time they made their escape attempt in June 1962. According to History.com, “Morris and the Anglins had spent three months digging through the air vents in their cells with sharpened spoons purloined from the prison cafeteria. Then they prosecuted to make lifelike dummy heads out of paper, soap and human hair they got from the prison barbershop. “Then proceeded stitched together a makeshift raft and life preservers from more than 50 raincoats donated by or stolen from the other inmates” (Frank lee
But the inmates bodies were never found, and some people continue to believe that Morris and the Anglins may have survived. Alcatraz closed after 29 years of operation. It did not close because of the disappearance of Morris and the Anglins the decision to close the prison was made long before the three disappeared but because the institution was too expensive to continue operating. An estimated $3-5 million was needed just to restore and maintain to keep the prison open. That figure did not include daily operating costs. “Alcatraz was nearly three times more expensive to operate than any other Federal prison in 1959 the daily per capita cost at Alcatraz was $10.10 compared with $3.00 at USP Atlanta”(Rock). The major expense which caused by the isolation of the island was the exact reason islands have been used as prisons throughout history. This isolation meant that everything food, supplies, water, fuel had to be brought to Alcatraz by boat. The island had no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons of water had to be barged to the island each week. The Government found that it was more cost effective to build a new prison than to keep Alcatraz open on the