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  2. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, 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. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the ...

  3. June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt - Wikipedia

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    June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt. 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] Late on the night of June 11 or early morning of June 12, the three men tucked papier ...

  4. National Museum of Crime and Punishment - Wikipedia

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    September 30, 2015. (2015-09-30) Location. 575 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA. Website. www.crimemuseum.org. The National Museum of Crime and Punishment, also known as the Crime Museum, was a privately owned museum dedicated to the history of criminology and penology in the United States. [1][2] It was located in the Penn Quarter ...

  5. U.S. Marshals release renderings of Alcatraz escapees 60 ...

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    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 ...

  6. Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe - Wikipedia

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    Theodore "Ted" Cole (born April 6, 1912) [1] and Ralph Roe (born February 5, 1906) [2] took part in the second documented escape attempt from Alcatraz, in 1937. [3] Although officials were quick to conclude they died in the attempt, their remains were never found and their fate remains unknown, making the incident the first to challenge Alcatraz's reputation as an "escape-proof" prison.

  7. Battle of Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Alcatraz. The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller by inmate Joseph Cretzer who attempted escape and Stites by friendly fire).

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