Go behind the walls of "The Rock" and learn how a handful of men tempted fate and tried to escape from America's most famous penitentiary.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 1 The world's most notorious prison opens for business and Joseph Bowers plans his escape.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 2 It's a battle of man versus The Rock in 1937 as a kidnapper and bank robber join forces in order to plan their escape.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 3 It was supposed to be escape proof, yet in 1938 three notorious bank robbers decide to take Alcatraz by force.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 4 Upon his arrival at Alcatraz, Doc Barker forms a new gang and begins plotting his escape.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 5 Most convicts enlisted the help of others in order to escape "The Rock" but in 1940 Ted Walters decides to go it alone.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 6 A group of inmates attempt a daring escape in 1941, by taking correctional officers hostage in the prison industries area.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 7 During a 1943 escape attempt prison guards shoot at four men as they enter the water. Two surrender peacefully, two others die.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 8 In 1945, inmate John Giles attempted a vary clever escape, using forged documents and a stolen uniform.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 9 The most violent escape attempt at Alcatraz occurred in 1946. Three inmates and two officers lost their lives and 18 others were injured.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 10 In 1958, Aaron Burgett and Clyde Johnson run for the shoreline. Officers catch Johnson, but Burgett won't give up.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 11 One of the most famous attempts, which was later loosely depicted in the movie Escape From Alcatraz.
Alcatraz Webisodes: Episode 12 The last escape attempt occurred in December 1962, when two inmates, John Paul Scott and Darl Parker, crawled out a prison kitchen window.