The most violent escape attempt occurred on May 2–4, 1946, when a failed attempt by six prisoners led to the Battle of Alcatraz, also known as the "Alcatraz Blastout". It was carried out by six prisoners: Bernard Coy , Joseph Cretzer , Sam Shockley , Clarence Carnes , Marvin Hubbard and Miran Thompson .

Despite the odds, from 1934 until the prison was closed in 1963, 36 men tried 14 separate escapes. Nearly all were caught or didn’t survive the attempt. The fate of three particular inmates,...

2021年11月2日 · During its nearly 30 years of operation, inmates put that reputation to the test with a litany of escape attempts ranging from the tame to the outrageous. Over those three decades, the infamous...

Officially, no one ever succeeded in escaping from Alcatraz, although to this day there are five prisoners listed as "missing and presumed drowned." Following are summaries of the 14 escape attempts:

In June 1962, inmates Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, United States. [2]

2025年1月7日 · Alcatraz escape of June 1962, jailbreak from the supposedly escape-proof maximum-security federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, California, on the night of June 11, 1962. After six months of meticulous preparation, three inmates managed to break out, though it is uncertain if they reached the mainland.

May 2-4, 1946 - Known as the "Battle of Alcatraz" and the "Alcatraz Blastout," six prisoners were able to overpower cellhouse officers and gain access to weapons and cellhouse keys - in effect, taking control of the cellhouse. Their plan began to fall apart when the inmates found they did not have the key to unlock the recreation yard door.

2015年10月8日 · On a June night in 1962, three inmates of the federal prison on Alcatraz Island escaped from their cells and (presumably) into San Francisco Bay, never to be seen again.

2024年5月26日 · Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the legendary island fortress off the coast of San Francisco, was considered America‘s most secure prison. With its brutal reputation, strict regimen, and location surrounded by treacherous currents, it was long seen as inescapable.

In 1938, three inmates working in the prison factory killed Officer Royal C. Cline with a hammer, broke through a window, and climbed to the roof. Before they could escape, an officer in a guard tower opened fire on them, killing one and subduing the others.