One of the most well known of all prisons in America is Alcatraz. Located 121 feet above sea level, in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, this prison sits on only 22 acres of land. Alcatraz was nicknamed “the rock.” The Rock held some of the most notorious criminals, murderers, and gangsters in the United States. Some of these people include Al Capone, Robert “the Bird man of Alcatraz” Stroud, and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. Alcatraz is such a famous prison in America’s history because of its history prior to being a prison, as a maximum-security federal prison, and its harsh prison lifestyle.
Alcatraz was famous even before it became a federal prison. The Rock was originally a fort and war prison in the 1850s and in the Civil War. The fort
Alcatraz was famous even before it became a federal prison. The Rock was originally a fort and war prison in the 1850s and in the Civil War. The fort