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The area of Alcatraz Island was first explored by a Spaniard Juan Manuel de Ayala back in 1775. He named the island as Isla de los Alcatraces which was later called Alcatraz in English. The US army built a fortress in the island in 1850s and in 1868, it became a military prison. In 1909, most of the fortress was destroyed and new prison was built called “The Rock”. This work of building new prison was done by the prisoners themselves.
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Once upon a time, Alcatraz Island was home to the most secure federal prison in America. It measures about 22 acres and up to about 121 feet above sea level. This island was originally developed to house the first West Coast Lighthouse.
Between 1934 and 1963, the Alcatraz Island became a maximum security prison. The most dangerous prisoners and criminals of the country were kept in this prison. The maximum capacity of the prison was 450. In Alcatraz prison, every prisoner had his own cell. The guard to prisoner ratio was 1:3. The main cell house in the prison had about 600 cells. …show more content…
(Wikipedia). In all the years of the Alcatraz prison, 14 attempts were made to escape or run away from the prison by the prisoners and criminals. About 36 prisoners tried running away. Out of these 36 people who tried to run away, security guards were able to catch 23 of them. Of the rest 13 of the prisoners, 6 people were shot by gun and died. 2 prisoners drowned also and lost their lives. The remaining 5 were lucky. The most famous attempt to run away (according to history.com) was made between May 2 and May 4, 1946. 6 prisoners overpowered the security guards of the cell. They snatched and took all the weapons of the security guards but they were not able to take the keys. 2 security officers were killed and 18 were injured. In the clash, three of the six prisoners died and two of them received death
The area of Alcatraz Island was first explored by a Spaniard Juan Manuel de Ayala back in 1775. He named the island as Isla de los Alcatraces which was later called Alcatraz in English. The US army built a fortress in the island in 1850s and in 1868, it became a military prison. In 1909, most of the fortress was destroyed and new prison was built called “The Rock”. This work of building new prison was done by the prisoners themselves.
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Once upon a time, Alcatraz Island was home to the most secure federal prison in America. It measures about 22 acres and up to about 121 feet above sea level. This island was originally developed to house the first West Coast Lighthouse.
Between 1934 and 1963, the Alcatraz Island became a maximum security prison. The most dangerous prisoners and criminals of the country were kept in this prison. The maximum capacity of the prison was 450. In Alcatraz prison, every prisoner had his own cell. The guard to prisoner ratio was 1:3. The main cell house in the prison had about 600 cells. …show more content…
(Wikipedia). In all the years of the Alcatraz prison, 14 attempts were made to escape or run away from the prison by the prisoners and criminals. About 36 prisoners tried running away. Out of these 36 people who tried to run away, security guards were able to catch 23 of them. Of the rest 13 of the prisoners, 6 people were shot by gun and died. 2 prisoners drowned also and lost their lives. The remaining 5 were lucky. The most famous attempt to run away (according to history.com) was made between May 2 and May 4, 1946. 6 prisoners overpowered the security guards of the cell. They snatched and took all the weapons of the security guards but they were not able to take the keys. 2 security officers were killed and 18 were injured. In the clash, three of the six prisoners died and two of them received death