Alcatraz aka "The Rock" was known as one of the toughest prisons to escape from... that doesn't mean it stopped a few men from trying. Join Sam and I as we discuss the first 7 escape attempts from this maximum security federal penitentiary and rate how well we think each played out.

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"Alcatraz Escape Files: From the Official Record". Edited by Susan Tasaki. Text by Nancy Licht Miljanich. 1-92.