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Tear Gas Warning Signs
1,094 wordsBetween the years 1934 and 1963 one of the most infamous prisons in history was operated. Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary earned a reputation for being one of the most feared prisons in the world. Its maximum security escape-proof environment was built to house the most villainous criminals of its time. For 29 years, under four wardens, Alcatraz Penitentiary succeeded as being a place of isolation and reformation for a total of 1, 567 inmates. During the 1930 s a crime wave crashed through ...
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Thousand Dollars Twenty Minutes
1,337 wordsAlcatraz Island was opened from 1934 to 1963. At that time it was the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al Scarface Capone, George Machine Gun Kelly, and Robert Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz (American Automobile Association 81). The warden, James Johnston, turned it into such a brutal place that even the most hardened criminals started calling it Hellcatraz. That raises the question was Alcatraz's brutality essential, or just plain cruel? Locate...
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San Francisco Bay Correctional Officers
1,087 wordsAlcatraz was a famous federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The island stands on 12 acres of solid rock, and Alcatraz was often called The Rock. More than one mile of water separates it from the mainland. The Island received its name in 1775 when Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala charted the San Francisco Bay and named it La Isla de Los Alcatraces, which translated to "Island of the Pelicans. " The small-uninhabited island had little going for it with its swift currents, mi...
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San Francisco Bay Correctional Officers
1,128 words... escape and shots were fired at Boarman, Brest, and Hamilton, who were swimming away from the island. Hunter and Brest were both apprehended. Boarman was hit by gunfire and sank below the water before officers were able to reach him; his body was never recovered. Hamilton was initially presumed drowned. However, after hiding out for 2 days in a small shoreline cave, Hamilton made his way back up to the industries area, where correctional officers discovered him. # 8: August 7, 1943 - Huron "T...
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San Francisco Cell House
1,714 wordsAlcatraz is a pretty big tourist attraction. Give at least 5 examples. Prior to speaking about the ways to increase the attractiveness of Alcatraz for the tourists, one should know the history of this interesting place in order to possibly use certain historic attributes to boost the popularity of Alcatraz even among the San Francisco population. In the following essay I am going to present various ideas on how to make Alcatraz a more attractive place for the visitors from around the USA as well...
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Thousand Dollars Twenty Minutes
1,342 wordsAlcatraz Island was opened from 1934 to 1963. At that time it was the last stop in the federal penitentiary pipeline. It housed famous criminals such as Al Scarface Capone, George Machine Gun Kelly, and Robert Stroud, The Birdman of Alcatraz (American Automobile Association 81). The warden, James Johnston, turned it into such a brutal place that even the most hardened criminals started calling it Hellcatraz. That raises the question was Alcatraz s brutality essential, or just plain cruel? Locate...
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