2006-11-14 14:40:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Established: 1850
Became a federal prison: 1934
Closed down: 1963
2006-11-14 14:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcatraz was a military installation established in 1850, later used as a military prison including incarceration of some Hopi Native American men. The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz were acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October 12, 1933. The island became a federal prison in August, 1934.
The penitentiary was closed for good on March 21, 1963. The prison closed because it was far more expensive to operate than other prisons, and the bay was being polluted by the sewage from the approximately 250 inmates and 60 Bureau of Prisons families on the island.
2006-11-14 14:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by Akkita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is 97 years old and it closed on march 21, 1963
2006-11-14 14:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by katiepoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't remember but it is a neat place to vivit
2006-11-14 14:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by goodtimesgladly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-14 14:45:00 · answer #5 · answered by G L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋