Fun Facts About Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island, situated in San Francisco Bay, holds a storied place in American history as a coastal military fortification, the home of the West Coast’s first operational lighthouse, and the nation’s most notorious maximum-security federal penitentiary. Established as a federal prison in 1934 to hold chronic disruptors from across the penal system, the facility enforced strict regulations to prevent escape, including requiring inmates to take exclusively warm showers so their bodies could not acclimate to the frigid 50-to-55-degree bay waters. Beyond its reputation for harsh isolation and…
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