Alcatraz prison

Alcatraz prison is located 1.5 miles

offshore from San

Francisco,California,

United States.There

are 336 cells in block

C&B and in the cells

the is a small sink,

a small sleeping cot

and a toilet.There are 36 segregation cells and 6 solitary

confinement cells.

The alcatraz prison

-ers were granted

one vist per month

each vistation had

to be approved

by the warden.

No physical contact

was allowed in the

vist and inmates

were only allowed to

discuss certain events and topics,

if rules weren't

followed there would be a loss of visting and other privileges.

The highest amount of prisoners in

Alcatraz prison is 302 and the lowest amount was 222. The average stay

would be around 8 years. But men

were never sent directly to Alcatraz they had to get there way up by

doing more crimes. There as only

been 2 men sent directly to Alcatraz

prison.

The most famous criminals have been sent to Alcatraz prison fore.g Al Capone and machine gun Kelly.

Roy gardener even wrote a book on it called "hellcatraz" in which he claimed

Alcatraz as a 'tomb of the living dead.

FUN FACTS

1. FRANK WEATHERMAN WAS THE

LAST INMATE SENT TO ALCATRAZ

AS INMATE NUMBER 1576

2.ALCATRAZ IS KNOWN AS THE ROCK.

3.INMATES WHO WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH WERE EXECUTED IN

THE GAS CHAMBER .

BY KIANA DANIEL YEAR 6, MEXICO CITY