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December 16, 1962[edit] John Paul Scott and Darl Lee Parker were the last two prisoners to attempt to escape from Alcatraz. Scott and Parker used a makeshift saw to cut through the bars on a kitchen window in the cell house, then ran to the edge of the island and jumped into the water.
When Did Alcatraz Close. Alcatraz Island, also known as The Rock, is a small island in San Francisco Bay. The island was first documented by Spanish naval officer Juan Manuel de Ayala who named the island La Isla de los Alcatraces (English: The Island of the Pelicans).