The Amazing True Story Of The Great Escape From Alcatraz

Not His First Rodeo

After a string of small offenses as a teenager, Frank Lee Morris served in prison in different penitentiaries around the country. He was moved from place to place until he arrived at Louisiana State Penitentiary, which is often nicknamed ‘Alcatraz of the South’.

While serving a 10-year sentence for a bank robbery, Lee Morris managed to escape. He could have considered it a practice round: after a whole year of trying to outrun the law enforcement, he was eventually caught and sent to the famous Alcatraz – where our story will continue.