Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco‘s Bay closed down and
transferred its last prisoners.
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed after 29 years—not
because of the famous escapes, but because the isolated
island lockup was too expensive to operate.
Nearly a million gallons of water alone had to be barged
to the island each week.
At its peak period of use in 1950s, “The Rock," also called
"America’s Devil Island," housed over 200 inmates at the
maximum-security facility.
Alcatraz remains an icon of American prisons for its harsh
conditions and record for being inescapable.
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