Alcatraz, located on San Francisco Bay, is known as being the jail that held some of the most notorious gangsters in U.S history. Before holding these criminals, Alcatraz was a military prison that was mostly used in the Civil War. In the early 1930's it turned into the max security prison that we all know it to be. In the 30 years that it was in use as a prison of the worst criminals we had in our country, not a single person successfully escaped. Why is that?
Well for one this jail is on it's own little island. Also the harsh waters around the island made it even harder for prisoners to escape. Those who could not swim were out of luck, those who were able to swim could not overcome mother nature and the harsh waters, and in addition to that, the water was very cold so escaping is a nightmare. But the even though the odds were against them from the beginning, there were 14 attempts of escape from 36 prisoners. 23 were caught, 6 were shot and 3 were lost at sea and never found but it was presumed they drowned. If the worst criminals could not get out who could?
Although it's time as a max security was short-lived, Alcatraz will live in infamy for all that happened there. Being admitted there was like a nightmare and trying to get out on your own was even worse. Even though most of them left Alcatraz within a couple years, Alcatraz never really left them.
