Question: The warden tells Frank Morris he is not permitted to have newspapers, or magazines carrying news. Why not?
Bishop73
15th May 2019
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
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Answer: In part, to break inmates. Alcatraz was notoriously tough on inmates, psychologically (although they did relax some of the strict rules by the 50s). In general, inmates had very little contact with the outside world, and many even had little contact with other inmates. In the film, the warden tells Frank the only news inmates get is what the warden tells them is the news.
Bishop73