United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California,
The prison sits atop Alcatraz Island, 2013
The main cellhouse on Alcatraz
Entrance
Alcatraz laundry service
Alcatraz Island
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Alcatraz Island is a small island about 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in San Francisco Bay, California, near the Golden Gate strait. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with faci
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
…Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: , Spanish: "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building was built…
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay from the east
The Social Hall, destroyed by fire during the Native American occupation
Alcatraz Island, 1896
Alcatraz in the dawn mist, from the east. The "parade ground" is at left.