Alcatraz

There was a large powerhouse constructed in 1909-1910 to replace the coal-fired heating plant. The powder magazines from the 1857-era North Battery were replaced by oil tanks, so that the island generated its own electricity and steam heat.

Its open year round

Today it's a National Park site, visited by 5,000 people a day.

The federal prison closed down in 1963 because it was too expensive to maintain.

The island sat idle until 1969, when a group of American Indian activists from many tribes occupied the island in an act of Civil Disobedience until 1971.

In 1972, it became a National Park site.

Interestinglly, it sounds like the food served on Alcatraz was quite good (compared to today's prison standard). There was meat and potatos, eggs and bacon, etc... Also, they got into some grim trouble because they gave the inmates real metal silverware in the beginning (oops).

Robert Stroud, most commonly known as the 'bird man of Alcatraz' never kept birds while he was on 'the rock'. Hollywood sometimes strays from the facts. He wrote 2 books on the ailments of birds while serving time in Leavenworth prison.

Alcatraz was a hardcore federal penitentary and keeping any kind of pet or carrying out any kind of research would not have been allowed. He also did extensive studies on the American Penal system, again at Leavenworth, not Alcatraz.

Amid much hoopla about his release, he was transferred to Federal Medical Center in Springfield, MO in 1959. He died there in 1963, having spent 56 of his 76 years in prison, most of those years in solitary confinment.

Fairly well. They were provided all the facilities of any federal prison at that time. They were able to listen to the radio, had a musical hour were they could practice their instruments if they had one, and were entitled to a healthy diet. The guards also treated them with respect (assuming they got some in return). The only hardcore punishments were the isolation, silent rule (in the first years of the prison) and solitary confinement (for serious offenders).

1973 =]

Alcatraz was closed march 21st 1963 due to rising operational costs and deteriorating facilities. President John f. Kennedy authorized the prisons closure and warden Olin Blackwell was in charge of prisoner transfer, all the prisoners were sent to appropriate facilities per the crimes they committed.

saleing drugs

Somewhere in the vicinity of 1545 total, with 1576 numbers issued (some 30+ were returned to the institution with same number reissued). High number at one time was 302, the lowest 222, and average was around 260.

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.

Claude Earl "Jack" Allen (211-AZ) died at USP Alcatraz on January 17, 1936.

It's $600.00, plus volunteering.

The Alcatraz Island Prison is located in San Francisco Bay, is also known as the Rock, there have been 14 escape attempts by 36 inmates, two of which made it off the island but were later captured. There have been 7 believed to have drowned trying to escape.

Alcatraz Island has a total area of 22 acres or 958,320 square feet.

There was an "escape" attempt from Alcatraz on June 11, 1962 by 3 men. It is not technically an escape because the escapes are said to have died on the escape across the bay due to the freezing water, although there bodies have never been found. There is some who believe they did survive and just never were caught, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Even though the 62' Escape trio was officially believed to have drowned, several factors have concluded that they could have survived. For example, in 1962, John Paul Scott escaped from the prison and swam successfully to the shore around Fort Point. Might I add that he nearly died from the severe shock from the cold water. He was later taken from the hospital and returned to Alcatraz. Also, in an episode of Myth Busters, it was confirmed that the party of 3 could successfully row a makeshift raft to the shores of the Marin Headlands. So yes, it is entirely possible that the escapees could have survived.

i think it was 4

The Rock

Over the years it was also known as Uncle Sam's Devils Island, and The Ring of Fire.

The Pacific Ocean. **** San Francisco Bay

1st chapter: Danny beats up priest' little brother who was the mugger of an old lady. So the outlaws start to run after him ,but before they catch him he starts to run away by getting on a boat to Alcatraz island. On the boat he meets a girl named biddy who gives him a jacket to hide his facial.

Using any kind of metal to do it would run into the same problems we had before. But if they made it out of pure plastic, and yes that MIGHT be possible, it might just work. I honestly would think that would be a novel idea but nothing they'd even consider.

No, Alcatraz the prison has not been torn down, though it is no longer in use asa prison, and is now a tourist attraction.