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Escape From the Rock
In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...
‘Welcome to the Rock!’ 6 Alcatraz Movies That’ll Lock You In—Starring Clint Eastwood to Sean Connery
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...
Why San Francisco Hates the Idea of Turning Alcatraz Back Into a Prison
To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...
Wild escape attempts, famous mobsters and no running water: Inside America’s most notorious prison as Trump vows to reopen Alcatraz
In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...
To reopen Alcatraz, you might have to rebuild the whole thing, historians say
To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.
Between ‘The Rock’ and a hard place — Congressional Hits and Misses
Cabinet secretaries descended on Capitol Hill this week, some with departmental budget requests — and others, without. Other ...
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When was Alcatraz built? Why was Alcatraz closed six decades ago?
"The Rock," another film about the island titled after its nickname, was released in 1996. It stars Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris and was directed by Michael Bay. More recently, the 2018 ...