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Who decided Alcatraz would be a prison?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 11/8/2022

The Department of Justice. It acquired the Island from the U.S Army in 1933 and spent over $250,000 converting the island from a U.S Disciplinary Barracks to a federal Prison.

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∙ 9y ago

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What did Alcatraz do?

Alcatraz was a prison in sanfransisco bay

What was a extremely overcrouded confederate prison?

Alcatraz Prison

How is Alcatraz beautiful?

it is a prison

How the prison was run?

The Alcatraz prison is a prison located on Alcatraz Island located in the San Francisco Bay exactly 1.5 miles from San Francisco.

For which of these purposes has Alcatraz not been used?

Alcatraz was used as a prison.

What island in san francisco bay was the site of prison?

Alcatraz island.

What national park has a prison in it?

Alcatraz

What prison is on its own island?

Alcatraz

Who made the prison of Alcatraz?

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What is the name of the prison on the island?

Alcatraz.

Is there a prison like Alcatraz today?

How did John Anglin go to Alcatraz?

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.