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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Island prison in San Francisco Bay

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building was built in 1910–12 as a U.S. Army military prison.

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Alcatraz Island
Island in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.
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Occupation of Alcatraz
American Indian protest in 1969 - 1971
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June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt
Prison break in San Francisco, California
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Alcatraz Dining Hall
Dining hall of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in California
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Alcatraz Library
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Recreation Yard (Alcatraz)
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Fort Alcatraz
United States Army coastal fortification
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Alcatraz Hospital
Hospital in California, United States