John Paul Scott

|birth_place = Springfield, Kentucky, US |image = John Paul Scott.jpg |caption = John Paul Scott, Alcatraz prisoner #1403, 4/1/1959 |charge = Bank robbery, possession of unregistered firearms |penalty = 30 years in prison |known = The only known inmate to successfully escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (recaptured) |death_date = |death_place = Tallahassee, Florida, US |criminal_status = Deceased in custody }} John Paul Scott (January 3, 1927 – February 22, 1987) was an American criminal who is noted as the only escapee from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary known to have reached the San Francisco shore by swimming. He was recaptured almost immediately. Provided by Wikipedia