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Do you know much about Alcatraz? Well you will after this. Alcatraz is located in San Fransisco Bay. It kept the worst of the worst crimals away from people and other prisoners. When it was being used as a prison some people felt safer, but some didn't feel any differently. Alcatraz was nearly impossible to escape from, but 3 men escaped and were never found. If you got off the island and didn't die from the impact of the fall, you would be swept away by the current into the ocean and die from drowning,the cold(the water in the ocean was cold ),dehydration, or starvation. If you did die from the impact of the fall people say you will be eaten by the crabs but that may not be completely true. Most prisoners held at Alcatraz were United States military personnel. In 1850 Alcatraz was declared a military reservation by president Millard Fillmore. Another name for Alcatraz is in a different language is Isla De Los Alcatraces, which means isIand of the Pelicans. It was named that by Don Juan Manuel Ayaly, a navel lieutenent.

Some people had questions like( How many cells are there?) There were 348, but 12 were used for stair cases so there are 336. If you don't know what a cell is, it is where the prisoner lived. Another question is (Did any one die while imprisoned?) 8 people were murdered,5 people commited suicide,and 15 people died of natural illness.

If the people who worked there had families they lived on the island.If they had kids that went to school they had to get on a boat and go to the shore of San Francisco just to get to school. The workers had many different jobs like cleaning, guarding,cooking,and much more. But there were specific people to do each job. People didn't just say, "You're going to cook today."

There were lots of birds on Alcatraz which is why it was named Island of the Pelicans. The birdman of Alcatraz or Robert Franklin Stroud was born on January 28, 1890 in Seattle,Washington and died November 22,1963.He was called the birdman because he took care of the birds. He did that because he was bored. Al Capone was probably the most famous prisoner in Alcatraz. He was in Alcatraz because he was a Mob boss, which is worse then being in a gang.

Alcatraz kept people safe from the really bad prisoners. Some things unique about Alcatraz are it is on an island,kids had to ride boats to school,and it was like a little community because people lived on the island. That is why Alcatraz is an important American landmark.