When it comes to great prison break movies, there are few more iconic than Papillon, the 1973 classic that starred Dustin ...

Two Canadian inmates who escaped from prison by grabbing ... The episode was immortalised in the film Escape from Alcatraz, starring Clint Eastwood. In 2006, a convict, Ralph Phillips, tore ...

However, the brazen escape is just the latest in a string of concerning ... which houses four separate prisons and is known as “Indonesia’s Alcatraz”, is not immune to prison breaks. In 2024, an ...

There were 14 attempts to escape Alcatraz during the 29 years it served as a federal prison. Most attempts ended with the prisoners either being captured or killed. Frank Lee Morris and brothers ...

When most people think of a prison break, the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz Island is likely the first that comes to mind. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

When Ai began researching Alcatraz, what struck him most were the narratives of attempted escape. For inmates, San Francisco was tantalizingly close; on a calm, clear evening they could hear the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling ... deteriorating buildings which contributed to recent escape attempts. The last inmate to leave the 29-year ...

Guzman’s escape from the Altiplano Federal Prison ... In 1962, Frank Morris, Clarence and John Anglin broke out of the famous Alcatraz prison in one of the most daring breaks ever committed.

The inmates formulate an escape plan and on the 2nd of May 1946 ... But the prisoners didn't count on the Warden's determination to maintain Alcatraz's fearsome reputation. Soon they are facing ...