Preface:
Alcatraz prison, one of the most heard of and spoken about prisons. It has been on the news, in newspapers, in movies, and even as a setting for video games. Having seen and heard so much about it, I thought to research and try to understand, why it’s so infamous and what makes it so special.
Introduction:
So where is the Alcatraz prison exactly? It is located in San Francisco, California, USA. On the island of Alcatraz or also known as The Rock. The island did not originally serve as a federal prison. The Rock served as a federal prison from 1934-1963 to house the most difficult or very dangerous criminals that could not be kept in other prisons. The reason as to why they made a federal prison on The Rock was obvious, it was in …show more content…
The Alcatraz complex included an industrial building, a power station, a laundry, a recreation yard, a recreation hall, a lighthouse, a warden house, an officer’s club, officer apartments, an electric shop, residential family cottages, building 64, and a boat dock. The prison had a maximum capacity of 450 prisoners. The main cell house held 600 cells. Most prisoners occupied the 336 cells in blocks B and C. Each prisoner had his own cell, the cell was five feet by nine feet, big enough for a sleeping cot, a toilet, and a sink. Cells in blocks A and D were used for solitary confinement and segregation. There were thirty-six segregation cells and 6 solitary confinement cells. Prisoners in cells of block D were only let out once a week to visit the recreation yard. Below block A was the Spanish dungeon which was rarely used. About three-hundred civilians lived on the island, mainly women and children of the officers, they had their own bowling alley, a soda fountain shop, and a convenience …show more content…
Al Capone was an American gangster than became infamous during the prohibition era. Al Capone had been accused of many crimes, one of the crimes being Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, where seven mob associates of a gang led by Moran Bugs were murdered. He was also accused of kidnapping and tax evasion. Al Capone spent four and a half years in Alcatraz prison after being moved from a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta he had acquired many privileges by bribing the officers there, and he needed to be removed to end the corruption he had caused. After many times of trying to bribe the officers at Alcatraz Al Capone finally gave up and said to the warden, “it looks like Alcatraz has got me
Alcatraz prison, one of the most heard of and spoken about prisons. It has been on the news, in newspapers, in movies, and even as a setting for video games. Having seen and heard so much about it, I thought to research and try to understand, why it’s so infamous and what makes it so special.
Introduction:
So where is the Alcatraz prison exactly? It is located in San Francisco, California, USA. On the island of Alcatraz or also known as The Rock. The island did not originally serve as a federal prison. The Rock served as a federal prison from 1934-1963 to house the most difficult or very dangerous criminals that could not be kept in other prisons. The reason as to why they made a federal prison on The Rock was obvious, it was in …show more content…
The Alcatraz complex included an industrial building, a power station, a laundry, a recreation yard, a recreation hall, a lighthouse, a warden house, an officer’s club, officer apartments, an electric shop, residential family cottages, building 64, and a boat dock. The prison had a maximum capacity of 450 prisoners. The main cell house held 600 cells. Most prisoners occupied the 336 cells in blocks B and C. Each prisoner had his own cell, the cell was five feet by nine feet, big enough for a sleeping cot, a toilet, and a sink. Cells in blocks A and D were used for solitary confinement and segregation. There were thirty-six segregation cells and 6 solitary confinement cells. Prisoners in cells of block D were only let out once a week to visit the recreation yard. Below block A was the Spanish dungeon which was rarely used. About three-hundred civilians lived on the island, mainly women and children of the officers, they had their own bowling alley, a soda fountain shop, and a convenience …show more content…
Al Capone was an American gangster than became infamous during the prohibition era. Al Capone had been accused of many crimes, one of the crimes being Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, where seven mob associates of a gang led by Moran Bugs were murdered. He was also accused of kidnapping and tax evasion. Al Capone spent four and a half years in Alcatraz prison after being moved from a prison in Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta he had acquired many privileges by bribing the officers there, and he needed to be removed to end the corruption he had caused. After many times of trying to bribe the officers at Alcatraz Al Capone finally gave up and said to the warden, “it looks like Alcatraz has got me