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Alcatraz Island became a United States federal prison on January 1, 1934.
The first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island on August 11, 1934.
The first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island on August 11, 1934.
Alcatraz Island became a United States federal prison on January 1, 1934.
The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an unsuccessful escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Two corrections officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed along with three of the inmates. Eleven corrections officers and one uninvolved convict were also injured. Two of the surviving convicts were later executed for their roles.
Alcatraz Island became a United States federal prison on January 1, 1934.
The first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island on August 11, 1934.
The military Alcatraz Citadel became the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on October 12, 1933.
