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Alcatraz
It became a national park by simply stopping serving as a federal prison and a small group or reaserchers getting together and deciding to make it a national park.
it was on an island making it a great spot for a prison
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.
Alcatraz was considered "Bad" due to its Isolation, boredom, and prisoner's constant desire to escape to the mainland.
It's now a National Park site with 5,000 visitors a day. After the prison closed in 1963, the prison sat idle until American Indians occupied it in 1969 for 19 months. It became a National Park site in 1972.
AlcatrazAdded: The Federal Bureau of Prisons abandoned Alcatraz as a prison facility and the island currently belongs to the National Park Service.
Alcatraz Island is run by the National Park Service.
Alcatraz has been closed as a prison since the early 60s, so there are no prison guards there. Either you are thinking of San Quentin, and the average there is just under $100,000 I believe, or.... The people in uniform you are referring to on Alcatraz are Park Rangers, as Alcatraz is now a part of the US Park system (hence tourism). Hope that helps.
Alcatraz has been closed as a prison since the early 60s, so there are no prison guards there. Either you are thinking of San Quentin, and the average there is just under $100,000 I believe, or.... The people in uniform you are referring to on Alcatraz are Park Rangers, as Alcatraz is now a part of the US Park system (hence tourism). Hope that helps.
Alcatraz is not actually within any city. The notorious former federal prison is located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The island is now an historic site operated by the United States National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Sequoia National Park became a national park on September 25th 1890