The Inmates Who Planned the 1962 Breakout from Alcatraz.

Maximum Ascension: The Roof

The prison's layout was well-suited for an armed group planning an escape. There was an unattended hallway full of pipes connecting the floors behind their cells. The inmates intended to use the pipes as a means of escape by ascending to the roof. However, things became increasingly challenging as they approached the roof. The roof is inconveniently inaccessible due to a network of enormous shafts. Fortunately, they discovered one that wasn't locked and needed only a wrench to be unlocked.

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