Thread 'Alcatraz Escape - 1934'

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Wed, 27 Aug 2025 23:44:44 +0000

Alcatraz Escape

Aerial view of Alcatraz Island in January 1932. The island was used as a maximum security federal prison from 1934 to 1963.

View of the interior of the Alcatraz Island prison in 1986, looking south from the third level guard station with cell block B on the left and cell block C on the right. Library of Congress photograph.
In its heyday, it was the ultimate maximum security prison.

Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz—aka “The...