How Did Alcatraz Escape From Prison

About eight decades ago, the most cruel and infamous prison in United States history was officially opened, Alcatraz. It was built on a deserted island 2.4 kilometers from San Francisco with cold, shark-infested waters in between. The building itself consisted of 336 jail cells housing approximately 200 to 350 prisoners at once, and had a cafeteria and recreation yard. The guards treated the convicts horribly, making their experience far worse than expected. Their overall goal was to isolate the prisoners and make them serve their punishment fully, in order for them to honestly regret the crime committed. Alcatraz was a mixture of the worst parts of all jails put into one giving the prisoners little hope of being able to escape the island. However, regardless of its location, jail composure, and vigilant guards, a number of inmates did successfully achieve the challenge of escaping from “The Rock” even though it seemed impossible.
During the thirty years Alcatraz was functioning, there were 14 known attempts to escape from the prison, a total of 36 inmates. However, these attempts terminated in either the convicts being captured, shot and killed, presumed missing, or found drowned in the ocean. Despite what most people would believe, these strategies were
Even though the reason for their deaths remain a mystery, the three inmates were able to surreptitiously and ingeniously breakout. Following the closing-down of “The Rock” in 1963, the place has become a tourist attraction where others can learn about these attempts and the life of criminals living there. We can now acknowledge the loneliness, depression, and suicidal thoughts they must have experienced and so, can somewhat understand why the prisoners would go through such trouble to escape. As a well-known inmate of Alcatraz once said, “It’s mighty good to get up and leave. This Rock ain’t good for