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- The three-story cellhouse included the four main cell blocks – A-block through D-block – the warden's office, visitation room, the library, and the barber shop. The prison cells typically measured 9 feet (2.7 m) by 5 ft (1.5 m) and 7 ft (2.1 m) high.
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2 days ago · 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 ...
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- August 11, 1934; 89 years ago
- March 21, 1963; 60 years ago
2 days ago · While the UAV flew over Alcatraz, much scanning was taking place inside the “The Rock,” including in some creepy places. “The most disturbing part of Alcatraz to me is the hospital. The prison doctor was a drunk. The holding cells in the hospital for the psychiatric patients were particularly disturbing. It was right out of The Shining.
5 days ago · From the size of the cells to how much liquor to smuggle, this is everything you need to know before being locked up with your gang.
4 days ago · Standing desolate in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary’s reputation as the ultimate maximum security prison precedes it. Built on Alcatraz Island, which initially served as a military prison in the early 20th century, this penitentiary was converted to a federal prison in 1934.
Which GAC locations have you visited, and did you experience anything? Me - Bobby Mackey’s (twice), Grand Canyon Caverns, Jerome Grand Hotel, Ohio State Reformatory, Waverley Hills, & Apache Junction. Mackey’s had the strongest energy.
4 days ago · To be an inmate in Alcatraz meant your days were regimented, your cell was tidy, and you had very few opportunities to interact with others, much less the outside world. By the time the prison closed in 1963, conditions had improved a bit, but Alcatraz never lost its reputation as the strictest prison ever operated in the United States.
