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.
Alcatraz Federal Prison
A Long Ago Prisoner Summed It Up by Saying, "Can Anything Be Worth This?"
From Charles Montaldo, About.com
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