United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island or simply Alcatraz (literally meaning the Gannet in Spanish) was an infamousprisonlocated on Alcatraz Island,San FranciscoBay,California, theUnited States. Originally built as a military prison, Alcatraz would later serve as a maximum security federal prison from 1933-1963. The former prison would be widely known for the escape attempt in the summer of 1962 before its full closure.
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