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3 days ago · The isolation of the island rendered it an optimal venue for incarcerating inmates deemed flight risks or exhibiting recalcitrant behavior. Over time, the infrastructure on Alcatraz was expanded and reconfigured to accommodate its novel role. The citadel was repurposed to accommodate inmates, and supplementary cell blocks were erected.
5 days ago · On November 20, 1969, eighty-nine Native Americans, led by activist Richard Oakes, seized control of Alcatraz. Originally occupied by Native Americans, from 1934 until 1963 this small island in San Francisco Bay had been home to the federal prison Alcatraz. Nicknamed "The Rock," the maximum security facility had housed many notorious criminals. After the prison closed, activists representing ...
5 days ago · The U.S. army built there a Citadel, which was transformed into a military prison. The fortress was torn down in 1909, and a new prison was erected. The island remained in possession of the U.S. Army until 1933. One year later, the infamous prison started operation.
5 days ago · Liberty's Prisoners examines how changing attitudes about work, freedom, property, and family shaped the creation of the penitentiary system in the United States.
- Matt Johnson
- 2013
4 days ago · The facility's known inmates were 8-Ball, Absorbing Man, Dragon Man, Electro, Figment, Grey Gargoyle, Mad Thinker, Mandrill, Rhino, Sandman, Scarecrow, Scorpion, Silencer, Southpaw, Titania, Tiger Shark, the U-Foes, Vermin, Whirlwind, and the Wrecking Crew .
5 days ago · These were known as what? Answer: The Holes. One inmate kept sane by throwing a button in the air and trying to find it on his hands and knees. 5. In what year was the prison closed? Answer: 1963. It was closed by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy because it cost too much to operate and it was falling into disrepair.
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1 day ago · Unit 731 was a clandestine division of Japan's Kwantung Army based in Manchuria during World War II. Led by Lieutenant General Shirō Ishii, the organization dedicated to the advancement of biological weaponry within the imperial army was commonly referred to as the Ishii Network.
