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The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz or the Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Island in San Francisco Bay, California, US
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