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Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot. The series premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012, as a mid-season replacement. [1] Switching between eras, the series focuses on the Alcatraz prison, which was shut down in 1963 due to unsafe ...
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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.
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Jan 16, 2012 · The J.J. Abrams-produced Fox drama revolves around the concept that when the infamous prison closed, all the remaining prisoners mysteriously vanished. And now they’re back.
An inmate register reveals that there were 1576 prisoners in total which were held at Alcatraz during its time as a Federal Penitentiary, between 1934 and 1963, although figures reported have varied and some have stated it to be 1557. List of notable prisoners.
Popularly known as “The Rock,” on average there were about 260 prisoners incarcerated on Alcatraz at any given time. Alcatraz was used to house problem prisoners from other federal penitentiaries, particularly those who had escaped custody, but also held the most famous and dangerous prisoners in the country, such as Al Capone , Machine Gun ...
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Inmates were counted 13 times daily and the ratio of prisoners to guards was the lowest of any U.S. prison at the time. Watch towers covered the island and prisoners were locked into steel cells remotely from control rooms. Guards kept watch on inmates from gun galleries and there were remote controlled tear gas canisters at appropriate locations.
Mar 9, 2020 · The Haunting of Alcatraz: Directed by Steve Lawson. With Tom Hendryk, Helen Crevel, Chris Lines, Marcus Langford. Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world
