Recent Evidence Has Revealed More Information About the Famous Alcatraz Prison Break

Taking the time

The team used the time it took to dig their ventilation holes out to source materials for the rest of the escape. They collected supplies by offering incentives to prisoners in different wings for swiping the things that they needed. They even paid a prisoner to take dark, straight hair clippings from the barber.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.