ENCORE I ALCATRAZ Ep. 4: “The Hole”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Alcatraz cools down for a few years after the battle, but eventually the escape attempts resume. Some inmates are desperate to flee the harsh conditions on the island. Some seem like they are simply wired to escape, regardless of the facility or its location. Those who fail and return to the prison inevitably end up in the isolation cells known as The Hole. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The name Alcatraz is the anglicized version of the Spanish name Alcatrazase.
0:17.4	In 1775, a Spanish explorer was the first man to sail into San Francisco Bay and draw a map
0:24.3	of the three islands that guarded the entrance.
0:27.5	He called the biggest one Alcatrazase, which usually translates to Pelican or Strange
0:32.8	Bird.
0:34.3	In 1962, nearly 200 years after the island first appeared on a map, and nearly 100 years
0:40.8	after America constructed the first building on the island, men imprisoned on it were
0:45.8	still trying to find ways on.
0:48.6	Nothing seemed to dissuade the inmates from trying to escape.
0:52.4	Not the bloody battle of 1946, not the dangerous waters around the island, and not the problems
0:58.7	they would face if they actually made it to the mainland.
1:02.6	It seemed some men were just wired to try to escape, no matter what.
1:07.4	If they were in prison, they were going to try to break out.
1:10.8	Simple as that.
1:12.4	After all, many inmates at Alcatraz were there specifically because they tried to
1:16.5	break out of other prisons, or they'd actually done it.
1:20.9	When they arrived in Alcatraz, they didn't seem resigned to their fates.
1:25.4	They just viewed the island as a new challenge.
1:28.7	Every prison had its weaknesses.
1:30.6	They just had to find the weaknesses of the rock and exploit them.
1:35.2	But there was another factor as well.
1:37.4	The tough conditions inside the prison.
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