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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: / ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /, Spanish: [a l k a ˈ t ɾ a θ] "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.
Loki Season 2's Alcatraz escape is inspired by a real-life prison break. Here's the true story behind Casey's escape from Alcatraz in Episode 5.
John William Anglin (born May 2, 1930) and Clarence Anglin (born May 11, 1931) were born into a family of 14 children in Donalsonville, Georgia.Their parents, George Robert Anglin and Rachael Van Miller Anglin, were seasonal farmworkers; in the early 1940s, they moved the family to Ruskin, Florida, 20 miles (32 km) south of Tampa, where the truck farms and tomato fields provided a more ...
The federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, nicknamed The Rock, stopped operating as a prison in 1963, the year after the men’s escape (Courtesy of San Francisco Public Library)
On March 21, 1963, Alcatraz closed its doors as a prison after 29 years of operation. It eventually reopened to the public as a tourist attraction in October 1973.
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner, and author who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States.
Carnes' life was dramatized in the 1980 Telepictures Corporation TV movie Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story. The film, which aired in two 95 minute parts, starred Michael Beck as Clarence Carnes. The Battle of Alcatraz was dramatized in the 1987 TV movie Six Against the Rock, based on the novel by Clark Howard.
The U.S. Marshals Service has released age-progressed images of three men who escaped the notorious Alcatraz prison more than 60 years ago. Frank Morris as well as brothers Clarence and John ...