How 38 IRA Members Pulled Off the UK’s Biggest Prison EscapeIn 1983, dozens of Irish Republican Army prisoners broke out of the ‘escape‑proof’ Maze prison.Read more
‘The Great Escape’: The Audacious Real Story of the WWII Prison BreakThe Nazis thought the Stalag Luft III camp was escape‑proof, but 76 Allied airmen proved them wrong.Read more
7 Infamous Alcatraz InmatesThe federal penitentiary housed not only hardened criminals, but also people the government wanted to make an example of.Read more
Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island PrisonTo ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from papier‑mâché masks to a military impersonation to a bloody revolt.Read more
How Al Capone Spent His Time in AlcatrazPublic Enemy #1 was transferred to the now‑infamous island prison a few weeks after it opened.Read more
Was the Escape from Alcatraz Successful?A 2013 letter to the FBI, if real, suggests the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris survived one of the most daring—and dangerous—prison breaks of all time.Read more
8 Remarkable Prison BreaksFrom the Union officers who tunneled out of a Confederate POW camp to the 18th century nobleman who fled the Tower of London in drag, get the stories behind seven notable prison breaks.Read more
