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Alcatraz Island, an island in the San Francisco Bay, California, USA, formerly a famous prison
{i} rocky island in the San Francisco Bay (California), site of the infamous prison from 1933 to 1963 (island has been nicknamed "The Rock")
a prison on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, in California. The prison, which was closed in 1963, was famous because it was very difficult to escape from

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Alcatraz Island
Rocky island in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S. It has an area of 22 acres (9 hectares) and is located
Alcatraz Island
5 mi (2 km) offshore from the city of San Francisco. The site of the first lighthouse (1854) on the California coast, it became an army garrison (1859) and a military prison (1868). From 1934 to 1963 it served as a federal prison for dangerous civilian prisoners. Its famous inmates included Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz." It is now open to the public
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