Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

“No escape”

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

USA

LandmarksThe Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco. It was used as such for 29 years until 1963. Also called “The Rock”, Alcatraz was belived to be escape-proof and America's strongest prison because of the island's location in the cold waters and strong currents of San Francisco Bay.more

Alcatraz Main Cell House, Pier 39 Concourse, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States

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