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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.
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.
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 ...
"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 ...
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.
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse—the first one built on the U.S. West Coast—located on Alcatraz Island in California's San Francisco Bay. [4] It is located at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. [ 5 ]
Trista Sutter can finally share her experience on Special Forces with fans. In November, The Bachelorette alum, 52, spoke with PEOPLE at Fox's Winter Press Junket about keeping her participation ...
It is described as "one of the simplest expressions of the mission revival style on Alcatraz." [2] The morgue was built with three vaults and an examination table, with a steel door and a grated skylight. [1] The double-door is a mint green color and is padlocked. The examination table is now covered with moss and in poor condition. [1]