Inmates that were risks to other prisons
Do or die
The first group of prisoners landed on the shores of Alcatraz on August 11,1934.
He robbed a bank
John Anglin went to Alcatraz after he robbed a bank in Alabama. He was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison. While in prison, he attempted to escape. As a result he was then sent to Alcatraz in 1960 to serve the remainder of his sentence.
Bank robbery and attempted escape.
There were 1576 Prisoner numbers registered on Alcatraz (a few were sent back to the island as many as 2 times).
Jewish people
Military prisoners
yes very much so
5 people
There are still a variety of thriving plants left on Alcatraz. Also,Herons and Sea gulls periodically nest on the island.
Al Capone arrived on the first train from USP Atlanta to Alcatraz shortly after the prison opened in 1934. He was perhaps the most famous prisoner there.