Ai sits in a replica of the prison cell in which he was detained in ... The absolute surveillance at Alcatraz confounded escape plots. Guards could see every inch of each cell from corridors ...

Like many Indian reservations, Alcatraz had no modern facilities or fertile soil. The federal prison had closed six years earlier, and the island had been designated “surplus government property.” ...

The future of Alcatraz lies in one man’s hands ... Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on the prison’s most famous 1962 escape, when Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

The infamous prison closed on March 21, 1963, after 29 years of operation. The main cell block ... whereabouts post-escape remain unknown. As soon as he was transferred to Alcatraz in 1960 ...

Upon arrival, inmates were assigned a private cell and provided ... There were 14 attempts to escape Alcatraz during the 29 years it served as a federal prison. Most attempts ended with the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz ... maximum security prison because it would cost $5 million to repair the deteriorating buildings which contributed to recent escape attempts.

Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ...

The very name "Alcatraz" connotes an inescapable prison — except three men did ... was part of the breakout plan but failed to escape his cell in time.) Authorities ultimately concluded that ...

The organizers of the iconic Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon are launching the first-ever ESCAPE Aquathlon, a new swim-run event. What's the best way to break out of a pandemic-induced fitness rut?