Alcatraz Alcatraz island also known as “The Rock”‚ is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco bay California United States‚ surrounded by the Pacific. I t was discover by John Manuel de Ayala in 1775 and named this island with the name of Island of Alcatraz. The Department of Justice decided to buy the island and in 1934 step part of the federal Bureau of Prisons. The prison was in operation only 29 years‚ according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons had 1545 prison inmates. Considered
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The movie “Escape from Alcatraz” is based upon true events and tells the story of one of the most famous prison escapes in history. It features the 1962 escape of Alcatraz lead by Frank Morris and his accomplishes. The movie portrays the process of the escape from start to end‚ based upon the book “Escape from Alcatraz”‚ a 1963 nonfiction book written by J. Campbell Bruce. The movie follows closely to the story‚ however it also differs in many ways. Some of these include physical descriptions‚ character
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4/15/2013 English P.1 Alcatraz Prison Alcatraz Prison Alcatraz Prison... Most people think scary‚ dangerous‚ and a very isolated place when they hear those words. They also think of the island it’s on in San Francisco Bay‚ the people that have been there like Al Capone and Robert Stroud‚ and also the many escape attempts quite a few prisoners have tried to take a stab at. Always though‚ these attempts failed. There are one-thousand eight hundred twenty-one prisons in the U.S.‚ but none
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feel a presence in my cell. “Sh. shhh‚sh‚” I just heard footsteps‚ and I don’t see a single soul. I sensed a person walking wearing boots and it must be guarding me‚ or waiting for the right time to slaughter me. I’m in San Francisco Bay on Alcatraz island. I’m in debt and I’m paying my way out by suffering the consequences. Owing to I’d killed my wife because She was suffering from lung cancer. I loved her so much that i will do anything for her‚ i wish i can be the one suffering‚ but i can’t
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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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federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s most notorious felons‚ including gangsters Al “Scarface” Capone and murderer Robert Stroud‚ the famous “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Dubbed “the Rock‚” Alcatraz was known as the nation’s most secure prison‚ and federal officials insist that not a single inmate ever successfully escaped from within its walls. But is this really true? Not if you believe the real-life story behind the 1979 movie “Escape From Alcatraz‚” in
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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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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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The Native Occupation of Alcatraz Island and its Effects on the Greater American Indian Movement. On November 20th‚ 1969 a group of Indian students‚ and urban Indians from the Bay Area led by Richard Oakes landed on Alcatraz Island claiming it as "Indian Land" (Johnson). This was a multi-tribal group and so they adopted the name "Indians of All Tribes" (Johnson). The 1969 landing and subsequent 19 month occupation was not the first attempt at an occupation; it was however the last and the longest
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corner‚ with gangsters ruling in the midst. America’s most wanted couldn’t be held in regular prisons‚ bribing‚ killing‚ ruling still‚ inside the big houses. Alcatraz rose‚ to take down the gangsters‚ ready for war‚ with its blocks and blocks of cells. A big island surrounded by freezing water and unbelievably fast currents. Escaping was futile. This essay will pan out the life of The Rock. Alcatraz was built from the best‚ with metal‚ with top notch security. The rock needed to hold all of the
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