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2. Alcatraz Island - Wikipedia

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   Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. [1] The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.

3. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: / ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /, Spanish: [a l k a ˈ t ɾ a θ] "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.

4. Did the Alcatraz escapees live out their days in freedom in ...

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   The 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three prisoners immediately became the stuff of legend – and quickly film – that has never been fully explained. A new book about brothers John and Clarence ...

5. Alcatraz Island in popular culture - Wikipedia

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   In the game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, several hostages must be rescued from Alcatraz Prison. In the video game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002), the island is featured as a playable level and has many features of the real Alcatraz. The video game Urban Strike features Alcatraz as one of the secret bases of main antagonist H. R. Malone.

6. Fort Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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   Alcatraz was barely affected by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake which devastated the city, and the prison population dramatically increased as prisoners were temporarily transferred to the island due to damage in the city. [6] In 1907, Alcatraz Citadel ceased function as a military defense and became the Pacific Branch, U.S. Military Prison ...

7. Alcatraz (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Fans of the TV series broke away from tours in an attempt to find the "nerve center" that is shown underneath the prison on the show. The signs state: "The TV show Alcatraz is fictional. Many areas it depicts are not real. Closed areas protect you, historic structures and nesting birds." [15]

8. Occupation of Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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   "Occupation of Alcatraz, 11-29-1969" – via YouTube. The Alcatraz Proclamation to the Great White Father and his People; Alcatraz National Park, We Hold the Rock – NPS (author:Troy Johnson) "We Hold the Rock" tribute song to Occupation of Alcatraz, written by Joe DeFilippo and performed by the R.J. Phillips Band; When Native Americans Took ...

9. Louisiana State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   The USGS topographic map of Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1994. The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm" [8]) is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.