US EditionOne of Alcatraz's last living inmates on Trump's plan to reopen prison
- On June 11, 1962, three inmates—Frank Morris along with siblings Clarence and John Anglin—escaped from Alcatraz by navigating through concealed openings in their cells and using a makeshift raft to enter the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay.
- The escape resulted from months of careful work involving drilling holes, crafting dummy heads, and assembling a six-by-fourteen-foot raft from stolen rubber raincoats.
- The Anglin brothers, originally from rural Georgia, had extensive burglary convictions and were transferred to Alcatraz after attempting escape from Leavenworth, the largest maximum-security prison then.
- Despite extensive searches and a postcard sent to the warden, FBI investigations found no evidence the men survived, though computer-aged portraits and occasional alleged proof of life persist.
- President Donald Trump has proposed reopening Alcatraz, citing its escape-proof nature, while relatives and experts debate if the escapees survived, though they would now be in their 90s and likely deceased.
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One of the last living Alcatraz prisoners opens up about life behind bars and Trump plans to reopen it
EXCLUSIVE – ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal penitentiary reserved for the worst of the worst in the…
One of the last remaining Alcatraz prisoners opens up about Trump plan
EXCLUSIVE – ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal penitentiary reserved for the worst of the worst in the country. Back then, he was known only as Inmate No. 1259. Today, at 91 years old, he’s ready to discuss his time on “The Rock.” William Baker, 91, Alcatraz Inmate No. 1259, is believed to be one of the last living Alcat…
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz prison because "no one has escaped." US Marshalls are still looking for the three fugitives.
Frank Lee Morris and the Clarence and John Angelin brothers fled in 1962, at a time when the prison was already degraded. The closure of the facilities became final in the following year.
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