Alcatraz Prison

AlcatrazAlcatraz

Alcatraz Prison CellsAlcatraz Prison Cells

This is Al Capon’s cell (cell B-181

Al CaponeAl Capone

Al CaponeAl Capone

Al Capone was a bad man but Al Capone was a bad man but everyone has two sides, he was one everyone has two sides, he was one of the most famous gangsters ever of the most famous gangsters ever known and he was the first person known and he was the first person ever to open a soup kitchen (a soup ever to open a soup kitchen (a soup kitchen is a place were homeless kitchen is a place were homeless people go to get some foodpeople go to get some food

Machine Gun KellyMachine Gun Kelly

Robert StroudRobert Stroud

Robert StroudRobert Stroud

Robert Stroud first came to Alcatraz Robert Stroud first came to Alcatraz in 1942 and in 1942 and

Henri YoungHenri Young

Arthur Doc BarkerArthur Doc Barker

Rufus Roy McCainRufus Roy McCain

Ralph RoeRalph Roe

Theodore ColeTheodore Cole

Joseph BowersJoseph Bowers

John GilesJohn Giles

Joseph Paul CretzerJoseph Paul Cretzer

Marvin HubbardMarvin Hubbard

Clyde M. JohnsonClyde M. Johnson

Clyde M. Johnson Clyde M. Johnson

On September 29, 1958 Clyde and On September 29, 1958 Clyde and Aaron Burgett over powered an Aaron Burgett over powered an officer and attempted to swim away officer and attempted to swim away from Alcatrazfrom Alcatraz

Clyde was caught and Burgett was Clyde was caught and Burgett was not until two weeks later they found not until two weeks later they found his body floating in the bayhis body floating in the bay

Clarence Anglin Clarence Anglin

AlcatrazAlcatraz

At one point Alcatraz had a total of At one point Alcatraz had a total of seven hundred fifty inmatesseven hundred fifty inmates

CellsCells

Alcatraz’s prison cell’s typical size Alcatraz’s prison cell’s typical size was 5x7 feetwas 5x7 feet

CitesCites

http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/escapes1.htmescapes1.htm