Alcatraz

He was known as the Onion because of his sliked hair.

Alcatraz was the name of a prison off the the coast of San Francisco in California, USA

Some criminals werent doing very well in some of the other prisons some were killing other prisoners and others were just too violent for prison. So they were sent to the toughest prison.. ALCATRAZ!

The Pacific Army of Engineers was the first group that planned the construction. 1st. Lt. Zealous Tower Bates was then assigned to manage the building of the early fortifications at Alcatraz in 1854. Later modernizing efforts were done by other officials at various points, like Col. Reuben Turner who planned current cell house in 1909.

If you are talking about the famous escape from alcatraz, which i assume you are the three people were

John William Anglin

Frank lee Morris

Clarence Anglin

Frank Lee Morris Frank Lee Morris

Frank Lee Morris

A listing by numerical order is available online at http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/alcatraz-numeric.html.

A listing by alphabetical order is available online at http://www.archives.gov/pacific/archives/san-francisco/finding-aids/alcatraz-alpha.html.

People went to live on Alcatraz because they had a family member who was serving on the island's penal staff. The families also lived there because of it's isolation to crime, saving commute expenses and because their relative would be able to immediately be of service at any time.

yes it was. if inmates broke regular prison rules, they would go to alcatraz.

They were sent to other prison facilities all over the state (maybe even out of state). Alcatraz was initially set up as a "maximum security" type of prison for the "worst of the worst". It was thus put on an island and segregated from the rest of society. Unfortunately, the cost of running "the Rock" was high and the security was breached anyway. So, it was shut down after only a few years in operation. There were many older (and more secure) prisons in California, including San Quentin. SQ is right across the Bay from Alcatraz and now houses the State's only death row (for men). San Quentin was initially set up as a women's institution. It transitioned to half women and half men and now it is an all-male facility.

Yes, he was. Ellsworth Raymond Johnson AKA "Bumpy" is one of the most recognized inmates of Alcatraz.

Alcatraz had fortifications from the 1850s to the early 1900s, and was later turned into a Federal Pen. from 1934 to 1963

So, different structures were being built/demolished during an 160 year period.

It depends upon the season. In the winter, yes, they are very cold, however in the summer, while there not warm, there not cold either.

600 cells when it was a military prison. In 1934 it was taken over by the federal government. They didn't use all the cells; some were used for storage or other uses.

In 1940, a section of cells (D Block) were destroyed and rebuilt with fewer, but larger, cells.

In the main prison area there were 324 usable cells.

Note: Alcatraz was not escape-proof, at least not during the military period (1853-1933). The first escape, in 1878, was engineered by a pair of men who stole one of the post's boats and rowed themselves to shore. Other prisoners tried to get off using articles such as a butter vat, a bread-kneading trough, driftwood, logs, planks, a discarded ladder, and other bits of flotsam. Four prisoners secured their release by forging the commander's signature on some release papers which the Army duly processed. They were caught a few days after their "discharge". Two other men took advantage of the 1918 flu epidemic: they donned flu masks and officer uniforms for the boat ride to the Presidio. They, too, were caught several days after their release.

it was a prison

technically, it was a civil war jail for P.O.W's, first. then later it became an American prison.

Alcatraz was closed due to expenses, the cost was way to much money for the government to maintain and had to shut it down

Quite a lot! Ever since the island was taken over by the Native Americans as a protest spot in the 1960s (or 70s?), there has been a lot of security. In fact, it may even be a federal landmark (as opposed to state), which would mean that federal charges would apply for trying to land there without permission. Since Alcatraz is no longer an active correctional facility,it requires less security to keep people out rather than in. It also have more sophisticated surveillance now, aerial, video and Harbor Patrol and quicker response times,plus on site guards and maintainance staff

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A Lot of Securitry,

Maintenance Staff

Site Guards

Patrol Officers

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During the daytime, around 5,000 visitors go through the island, and there are several National Park Rangers on the island, including at least one Law Enforcement Officer. On the Night Tour, there is at least one Ranger and one Law Enforcement Officer on the island. Overnight there is a security team that has a contract with the National Park Service.

Of course, there are National Park Law Enforcement Rangers 24/7 on the nearby lands of San Francisco, and the Coast Guard always in the bay.

Alcatraz Island's use as a military prison began as early as December 1859.

In November 1933 the Attorney General selected James Aloysius Johnston to be the first warden at U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz. He took office as warden on January 2, 1934, at first maintaining his office in San Francisco. On April 5 he moved into the commandant's quarters on the island.

On June 19, 1934, 87 years of the U.S. Army on Alcatraz had ended - except for 32 hard-case prisoners, who remained on the island in federal custody, turned over to the Justice Department to become the first penitentiary inmates. The army commandant officially turned Alcatraz over to the new warden on June 20, 1934. On July 1, the Attorney General officially ordered the establishment of the U.S. Penitentiary at Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz closed on March 22, 1963 after 29 years of operation. It did not close because of the disappearances of Morris and the Anglins(the decision to close the prison was made long before the disappearance of the three), but because the institution was too expensive to continue operating.

Yes, but the escapees are not believed to have survived the perils of the bay. Jack La Lanne once swam from Alcatraz to the mainland with feet shackled and hands handcuffed together to prove that it could be done.

yea he did he got arrested at the mall in MIAMI and was transported to alcatraz

The salt air had damaged the facility so much that tearing it down was the only other option. It also had problems of accessibility, cost, etc.

I'm sure there are more, but one is The Rock (1996) starring Sean Connery.