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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz ( English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, Spanish: [ a l k a ˈ t ɾ a s] "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 ...
Roy Gardner. Henri Young. Alvin Karpis. James “Whitey” Bulger. Mickey Cohen. While several well-known criminals, such as Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis (the first "Public Enemy #1"), and Arthur "Doc" Barker did time on Alcatraz, most of the 1,576 prisoners incarcerated there were not well-known gangsters, but prisoners ...
Jan 20, 2023 · The Birdman of Alcatraz, Alcatraz prisoner 1942-1959. Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz, was surely the prison’s most famous inmate. He even had a film made about him, which earned Burt Lancaster an Oscar nomination. Stroud was imprisoned for murdering a bartender who had allegedly owed money to a prostitute that Stroud was pimping.
Escape From Alcatraz. PG | drama | 1 HR 52 MIN | 1979. WATCH NOW. The prison on Alcatraz island is a desolate rock in the middle of a stormy sea of cold water, and no one has ever survived an escape. Three prisoners with nothing to lose concoct an elaborate plan to once again taste freedom. Based on a true story. Watch Escape From Alcatraz ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Alcatraz Island, located in San Francisco Bay, has a rich and complex history that extends far beyond its infamous stint as a federal prison. Known as “The Rock,” it has been a site of unparalleled security and isolation, but its story encompasses periods as a military fortress, a military prison, and later, one of the most notorious federal penitentiaries in American history.
Oct 27, 2009 · Robert Alexander/Getty Images. The federal prison on Alcatraz Island in the chilly waters of California’s San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s most difficult and dangerous felons during ...
Apr 11, 2022 · The June 1962 Alcatraz escape was a prison escape from the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum security facility located on Alcatraz Island in San Franc...
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