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ALCATRAZ - The Prison - Essay by Jay Stuller / Beretning / Historie / Samfund
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"It's the toughest pen I've ever seen. The hopelessness of it gets to you." - William Ambrose, former inmate, circa 1936
"You are entitled to food, clothing. shelter and medical attention. Anything else you get is a privilege." - Rule 5 - "Regulations for Inmates"
The words "maximum security" gained new meaning with the opening of the federal Bureau of Prisons facility on Alcatraz Island in 1934.
U.S. Penitentiary Alcatraz was the end of the line for many hard men. Some were infamous - Al "Scarface" Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly. Robert "The Birdman" Stroud. Most were not as well known. But all of them came there the same way: they had been transferred from other federal penitentiaries because they were considered incorrigible or otherwise hard to handle.
Escape attempts, riots, murders, suicides: this small sandstone island in the middle of one of America's most beautiful bays had them all. Find out more inside
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