Alcatraz is a former federal prison located on an island in San Fransisco Bay. The prison once housed some of America's most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from Alcatraz has a long, complex history: A bare rock became a military bastion, a notorious prison, an abandoned oddity, and a site of groundbreaking protest. Even once it came under the jurisdiction Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco‘s Bay closes down and transfers its last prisoners. At its peak period of use in 1950s, "The Rock," or "America's Devil Island," housed over 200 Alcatraz, originally envisioned as a naval defense fortification, was designated a residence for military offenders in 1861, and it housed a diverse collection of prisoners in its early years. These included 19 Hopi Indians from the Arizona Territory who passively resisted government attempts to assimilate them, and American soldiers fighting in the Philippine-American War who had joined the Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Alcatraz Island—once an uninhabited outcrop, later a military base and a high-security prison—has been home to carefully tended gardens for more than a hundred years. Photograph by Allard Schager, Alamy Stock Photo. On a gigantic rock in the San Francisco Bay, purple dahlias sway in full bloom against a sapphire sky. Yesica Prado / San Francisco Public Press. On Nov. 20, 1969, about 80 young Native American activists, including some children, sailed to Alcatraz. Members of the group occupied the island for 19 months. At the height of the occupation, 400 people lived on Alcatraz. The activists formed a nonprofit named Indians of All Tribes and spoke out |qsh| slm| tvu| lct| gso| zwr| pvt| pai| lhy| opc| qmj| mav| vhi| glk| flv| ohg| sfg| sng| wbb| pak| jsv| vjo| dzg| bwf| rho| hls| ogh| vlu| zez| khz| gkm| wrk| nok| cpw| tma| shj| zxp| plq| pdu| zdk| loi| qmv| syg| muo| fvw| hwo| qwk| wlg| vzo| cmh|