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92 years ago today, the first federal prisoners stepped foot on Alcatraz. Not a single inmate ever officially escaped and survived. (europe.pub)
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[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

While that would put things in perspective, Alcatraz is an island surrounded by fairly treacherous water. That's a big part of the "and survived"...