Alcatraz Would Continue as a Prisoner but Under a...

Alcatraz Would Continue as a Prisoner but Under a...

The military prisoners that were on Alcatraz at the time would build the new military prison from 1909 through 1911. The new cell house was equipped with 600 cells, "...a hospital, a mess hall, and other prison buildings" (history.com). Research around this subject states, that when the prison was completed it was the world's largest reinforced building (NPS). The Alcatraz lighthouse's view of the Golden Gate Bridge was blocked during the construction of the cell house, "[the] beacon became obsolete" (history.com). A new taller lighthouse replacement took place in 1909.

Running

With the new prison the U.S. Army ran a rather mild institution with minimum security. "Prisoners spent their days working and learning...Many prisoners worked as ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...He was forced to give up his birds before being transferred to Alcatraz Penitentiary.

Prison Staff Alcatraz Island was also home to prison staff and their families, which was sensible since it would be complicated for guards to have to board an island ferry to go to and from work every day. The families lived in government owned apartments, cottages, and houses. Alcatraz Island also had a small convenience store and a social club with a bowling alley and a soda fountain. "It was like a little town," smiled former Alcatraz guard Jim Albright's wife in an interview, "everybody helped everyone," she had continued. "It was like a small town with a big jail," observed a longtime Alcatraz staff member. The children of the prison staff traveled by boat off the island to attend school in San Francisco.



Alcatraz prison guards were considered to be among the elite in the Bureau of prisons. They received extensive training in prison procedures and regulations, self defense, conflict resolution, legal requirements, marksmanship, rehabilitation, investigation techniques, bureau policies, and the history of law enforcement (nps.gov).

Prison Life

Alcatraz prison had received a dramatic reputation from the public eye, which was "due [largely] to Hollywood movies which have created their own not particularly accurate Alcatraz with hidden tunnels [,] haunted dungeons..." and harshly exaggerated prison life (nps.gov).

In actuality, prison life at Alcatraz

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