Classified as a concentration model, where difficult-to-manage prisoners from other institutions would be concentrated under one roof, Alcatraz served as an experiment. Prisoners were given four basic things - food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Anyhing else was earned.
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Alcatraz Federal Prison | Alcatraz Federal Prison | Alcatraz Cellhouse | Cell Interior |
Factory Work | 1962 Prison Breakout | Alcatraz Blastout | First Mess Hall |
Allen Clayton West's Fake Head |
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