Alcatraz

No it's just a tourist attraction now

You can learn all you want to know about the former Alcatraz Federal Pe3nitentiary at this site. See: http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/

USP Alcatraz, CA closed on March 21, 1963.

San Francisco Bay

No there was not any females on Alcatraz AKA the rock

The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish "Alcatraces." In 1775, the Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala was the first to sail into what is now known as San Francisco Bay - his expedition mapped the bay and named one of the three islands Alcatraces. Over time, the name was Anglicized to Alcatraz. While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird."

By a highly sceared boat, with there arms and legs chained so no one could escape.

Morris was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to Federal incarceration at Alcatraz. His fame lies in the fact that he later escaped and was never seen or heard from again. He may or may not have died escaping, and that mystery has given rise to speculation and even films and TV productions.

It can be from 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 miles, depending on the currents. Swimmers range in age from 10 to 85 minutes long.

Technically, Alcatraz is an island. The structure referred to, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, was a federal prison. The prison has long since been decommissioned as impractical due to the cost of upkeep. Alcatraz Island is now a national park, and the prison is a museum. It is open to the public and guided tours are offered of the island and facilities.

12 buildings

it raised public awareness of broken treaties. -apex

1,576 men were held at alcatraz prison off the San Fransisco bay in california.

It was built on the island so that way it was harder to attack when it was a military fortress and when it became a Federal Prison it was a lot harder for the inmates to escape the prison.

Alcatraz is made of sandstone,rock,limestone and natural vegetation.

June 11, 1962

Because it was a prison, and people generally don't like being in those.

It is more of a tourist trap than anything. There are lots of tours, and they sell books about the history of the island. You can't go to many sections of the island or prison, but you can still go inside and take a picture with a cell door closed, etc.

About 5,000 visitors a day, or over 1 1/2 million a year.

Alcatraz is located on an island on the West Coast. There were 336 cells that measured five feet by nine feet. Each cell had a toilet, small cot, and running water. The prison itself spans 22 acres.

Alcatraz Island comprises 22 acres.

beatings with iron clubs, isolation, sensory deprivation, time spent in windy dungeons, bread and water diets beatings with iron clubs, isolation, sensory deprivation, time spent in windy dungeons, bread and water diets

Yes, Alcatraz is a haunted island. Visitors of the island claim that they can sometimes hear men screaming, whistling, talking, and doors clanging in the prison. Many deaths have occurred in prison and it was believed that those who have died in the prison have haunted the building. Many guards and police officers have reported to have unmistakably seen and hear ghostly apparitions while guarding the building. The prison is ranked as one of the strangest haunted sites in America. == ==

yes in 2015 it is going to reopen