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    Alcatraz Mythbusters

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    Crunch, the raft had just made landfall that one fateful night. Frank morris and the anglin brothers escaped Alcatraz in june- 11- 1962 the question is did they survive, I think that they did. The reasons I think they did is because they have multiple eyewitnesses, the mythbusters proved it was possible, and there raft was found on shore. According to alcatraz prison.com, their families say that they got letters from them. People also say that they see them at parks, and other places. Those people

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    Alcatraz Prohibition

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    needed to be kept somewhere more secure. With this, Alcatraz was born. This essay will say how Alcatraz became the best prison, but then crumbled from the article Alcatraz. You may be wondering how is Alcatraz do different, but here is why. Alcatraz has hand picked, top class guards who watch the prisoners and know self defence very, very well. There are a lot of guards too, in fact, one for every three people. In most prisons,

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    Alcatraz Monologue

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    shall I. After I killed that old man, I believe his name was Bob Gray and he liked to dress like a clown, called himself pennywise, scary. Anyway I was shipped to Alcatraz “The Rock” Island, home of Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and The Birdman. The night was cold and dreary and I, Frank Morris, had just been shipped to Alcatraz and tossed into my cold hard cell next to a man named John Anglin and his brother Clarence Anglin. Here I could sense everything. I could hear the slamming of the cell

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    Prison Alcatraz

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    either insane, committed suicide, or they are no longer capable of functioning in society. With this occurring the idea is left behind. Although it was left behind in 1934 when the federal government decided to open Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay it was brought back into effect. Alcatraz housed the nation’s

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    one of its first “guests.”  Burt Lancaster starred in a movie that was set, in part, here. Naturally, I’m talking about Alcatraz Island or The Rock as it’s also known. Over a million visitors go to Alcatraz annually, but few arrive knowing the island’s complete history. I was one of the people surprised to learn that Alcatraz was more than a former federal penitentiary. Alcatraz was initially a military prison. During the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers and persons accused of treason were held

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    prison on the planet, Alcatraz. You sit down, having an endless amount of time to reflect on the acts of terrorism you tried to commit. The prison island of Alcatraz is located in San Francisco Bay, California. The Facility had a worldwide reputation as a max security inescapable prison before it closed. One of the most feared federal penitentiaries of all time, Alcatraz was the first-of-a-kind max security prison. It closed on March 21, 1963 due to high operating costs.The Alcatraz Prison should be

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    Escape-Proof Alcatraz

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    During the almost 30 years Alcatraz operated as a prison, 1,576 men were housed. Now, over a million people take tours of it each year. Alcatraz is located of the bay of San Francisco and is definitely worth visiting. It is fascinating for its history of crime and punishment, many stories of attempted escapes, and the history of the dated military prison itself. The prison of Alcatraz displays its unique history of crime and punishment. The ways of Alcatraz were rather different from any other

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    Alcatraz Research Paper

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    Alcatraz prison is a federal penitentiary located in San Francisco Bay on Alcatraz Island, not too far from the Golden Gate Bridge. Alcatraz is considered to be one of the most notorious penitentiaries in the United States, its history runs far and deep but so do all the legends and stories that come along with it. The prison has been home to some very notable people such as Al Capone, George Kelly, Robert Stroud and the list goes on. There are hundreds of different horror films and books out there

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    steal from each other. Alcatraz was built to hold the super gangsters because it was a place no one could escape. When Alcatraz needed extra security to hold the super criminals they started asking policemen to start living there and their families. But not always did some say yes but a lot of them said no because they would be putting there family's in danger. When inmates talked they were sent to the whole for at least ten days or even more for their “crimes”. Alcatraz had the most technology

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    Alcatraz Prison Essay

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    America’s Most Dangerous Prisoners, at Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, California, is the home of the first lighthouse, the first United States fort in the Pacific Ocean, and above all home to the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz prison housed some of the most dangerous criminals in American history. Such inmates include Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Robert Stroud. Since it’s closing in 1963, Alcatraz has attracted much attention as people

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