Alcatraz

About Alcatraz

Located on an island in San Francisco Bay. Held 1,576 prisoners over 29 years. Al Capone was inmate AZ-85. The cells were 9 by 5 feet. No prisoner ever officially escaped, though 3 vanished in 1962. The Native American occupation from 1969-1971 changed federal policy. Now receives 1.5 million visitors per year.