Abstract Alcatraz Prison was one of the most secure prisons ever built in the United States. Alcatraz was erected in the San Francisco Bay and originally was a military facility during the late 1800s. Alcatraz has housed 1‚576 of the United States most dangerous criminals during its 29 year existence (Williams). Alcatraz has housed well known criminals such as Al Capone and George Barnes (The Rock). The prison was considered escape proof‚ so when prisoners from other federal facilities were causing
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RUNNING HEAD: FACTORS THAT MADE ALCATRAZ ISLAND A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON Factors That Made Alcatraz Island a Maximum Security Prison Joseph W. Lard Cameron University Every country has its own unique and enormous man-made landmarks. In Europe‚ London has Big Ben‚ Paris has the romantic Eiffel Tower‚ and Italy has the curious Leaning Tower of Pisa. From China and it’s Great Wall to Egypt with it’s pyramids and sphinx popular man-made landmarks are everywhere. America even has its own
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Alcatraz was a high security federal prison‚ it was a prison where all the worst criminals from all over the world were sent and also the most insane ones. Alcatraz Island was built in the chilly waters of California’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from 1934 ( That’s when it was built) to 1963 (That’s when it was closed). It held the most insane criminals to the most smartest criminals. Alcatraz Island was a maximum high-security federal prison that was 1.25 million
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Even though Alcatraz started as a military base to protect the lower San Francisco area‚ In 1934 the army had transferred it over to the civilian bureau of prisons (BOP). At the time Alcatraz was meant to be utilized as the first maximum-security‚ minimum-privilege prison in America (www.alcatrazcruises.com). From 1934 to 1963 Alcatraz Island housed some of America’s worst criminals‚ from just general trouble makers to the most notorious offenders. For the men sent to the rock‚ it was the end of
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Corrections CJ102 Alcatraz By: LaShonda Hayes Date: 04-02-14 When it was established In 1775‚ Spanish ‘explorer’ Juan Manuel de Ayala chartered San Francisco Bay. He called the 22 acre rocky island “La Isla de los Alcatraces”‚ meaning “Island of the Pelicans”. With no vegetation or habitation‚ Alcatraz was little more than a desolate islet occupied by the occasional swarm of birds. Under English-speaking influence‚ the name “Alcatraces” became Alcatraz. Alcatraz was turned into a military
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Escape By Hereward Carrington All day long Orloff had paced his cell. The blackness of the sky outside was equaled only by the blackness of his thoughts. The deep rolling of the thunder reverberated through the thick stone walls of his prison‚ and every now and then a fitful gust of rain swirled through the tiny broken window‚ wetting his face as he stared out into the night. Orloff cursed‚ wiped the water from his face with his grimy fingers‚ and turned to pacing his cell once more.
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super max prison named Alcatraz or Justice on the Rock to hold the most wanted criminals. But over time they had to shut Alcatraz down‚ and then sent the prisoners all across the U.S.A Alcatraz is different from other prisons because first there wasn’t that many supermax prisons in fact it was the only super max prison. Justice on the Rock was alo different because it was the main prison where the baddest of the baddest went including Robert Stroud and Al Capone. Alcatraz
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Alcatraz is a very popular tourist site. But why was it required? Prohibition of alcohol mad Gangsters and overall crime lords. This essay will explain the history of Alcatraz‚ why it had to close and some of the ghosts still lurking in the shadows. Alcatraz was different than other prisons because the Rock was made specifically for the worst gangsters‚ crime lords‚ robbers‚ murderers‚ psychopaths and others. Additionally‚ Alcatraz’s security was an enormous improvement than that of other prisons
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2012 Audience: Visitors of Historical Alcatraz Island Purpose: To Inform The Rock Robert Stroud “Birdman of Alcatraz”‚ Alvin “Creepy Karpis” Karpowicz‚ and Al “Scarface” Capone were only some of the notorious criminals to pass through Alcatraz Island. Surrounded by harsh currents and cold waters‚ Alcatraz Island was thought to be the ultimate place to keep criminals too criminal for landlocked prisons. In the early 1930s‚ renovations made Alcatraz a better‚ yet still crude‚ establishment
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Escape from Camp 14 1-Shin Dong-Hyuk is the main character of the book Escape from Camp 14‚ his story is a tragedy‚ throughout his life he believed that everything happened because he deserved it. The North Korean State molds everyones thoughts to make it easier to control the people. There is virtually no freedom with the borders of North Korea. Shin lived a hard life in the camp‚ feeling pains that are not comprehendible. The way his story is told‚ it makes it hard to continue to read during some
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