Alcatraz Island
A Lighthouse, military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1933 to 1963.
The U.S. Forest Service give tours of the island.
The island was a military fort during the Civil War.
The island became a U.S. prison, from 1933 to 1963, housing some of the nation's most dangerous prisoners.
Today, the island prison is slowly rusting away.
Prison cafeteria.
Prison laundry.
This space use to hold the prison library.
With nothing but time on their hands, the prisoners past the time however the could.
A solitary confinement cell.
Even if a prisoner were to escape the prison walls the frigid waters separating the island from San Francisco meant death before he could reach shore.
Guard tower.
The island is such a popular tourist destination visitors must buy tickets months before a visit.
