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12 Alcatraz Facts That May Surprise You - 5 views

  • Alcatraz has great gardens
  • Alcatraz is a birdwatcher's bonanza
  • Alcatraz Didn’t have a “Death Row”
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  • In other places, you'd have to peer at nesting seabirds with binoculars, but on Alcatraz, it's easy to get much closer.
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      Prisoners not treated badly quote Betsy Malloy about.com May 6
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Alcatraz Facts & Figures - 0 views

  • For Alcatraz, inmates who had been served a death sentence were transferred to San Quentin State Penitentiary for execution in the Gas Chamber.
  • For Alcatraz, inmates who had been served a death sentence were transferred to San Quentin State Penitentiary for execution in the Gas Chamber.
  • For Alcatraz, inmates who had been served a death sentence were transferred to San Quentin State Penitentiary for execution in the Gas Chamber.
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  • For Alcatraz, inmates who had been served a death sentence were transferred to San Quentin State Penitentiary for execution in the Gas Chamber.
  • For Alcatraz, inmates who had been served a death sentence were transferred to San Quentin State Penitentiary for execution in the Gas Chamber.
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Gourmet menu from Alcatraz prison shows the surprising grub served up to inmates | Mail... - 2 views

  • Roast shoulder of pork, beef pot pie anglaise, zucchini saute and baked meat croquettes conjure up images of an evening at a fancy French restaurant and not mealtimes at the infamous Alcatraz prison.
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Robert Stroud | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers - 4 views

  • Robert Stroud, who was better known to the public as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was probably the most famous inmate ever to reside on Alcatraz.
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"For it's one, two, three strikes, you're (not) out, at the old ball game.'" - Alcatraz... - 0 views

  • On Alcatraz, baseball was popular talk amongst the inmates, but softball is what they played. Inmates were allowed a few hours of yard time on the weekend. Softball was played on a small diamond on the recreation yard. There were no team uniforms, but gloves, bats, and balls were provided.
  • Cheers echoed throughout the cellhouse as nearly 300 inmates heard the Brooklyn Dodgers shutout the New York Yankees 2-0 and win their first championship
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