This week we discuss the dark history of the world's most infamous prison. Sitting in the chilly waters of San Fransisco Bay, Alcatraz was the home of America's most difficult and dangerous criminals including Al Capone and Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud. Over the years, 36 men in 14 different attempts would try to escape the island. Whether or not some of them were successful is still up for debate. 

Sources:

-https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp

-https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/rock/rock-037.htm