ALCATRAZ ISLAND TOUR I Family Vloggers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ย. 2018
- Our family had a blast visiting San Francisco's Alcatraz Island. Check out some facts on the island:
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Having never fired its own weapons in combat, Fort Alcatraz quickly evolved from an island of defense to an island of detention. In the early 1860s, civilians arrested for treason during the Civil War were housed on the island. With the influx of prisoners, additional living quarters were built to house 500 men. Alcatraz as a jail would continue for 100 years. Throughout history, the average population of the island hovered between 200 and 300 people, never at maximum capacity.
The Rock
After the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906, inmates from nearby prisons were transferred to the infallible Alcatraz. Over the next five years, prisoners built a new jail, designated “Pacific Branch, U.S. Military Prison, Alcatraz Island”. Popularly known as “The Rock”, Alcatraz served as an army disciplinary barracks until 1933. Prisoners were educated and received military and vocational training.
Alcatraz of the early 20th century was a minimum security prison. Prisoners spent their days working and learning. Some were even employed as babysitters for the families of prison officers. They eventually built a baseball field and inmates fashioned their own baseball uniforms. Boxing matches among inmates known as “Alcatraz Fights” were hosted on Friday nights. Prison life played a role in the changing landscape of the island. The military transported soil to Alcatraz from nearby Angel Island, and many prisoners were trained as gardeners. They planted roses, bluegrass, poppies and lilies on the eastern side. Under the order of the U.S. Army, Alcatraz was a fairly mild institution and its accommodations were favorable.
The geographic location of Alcatraz was the undoing of U.S. Army occupation. Importing food and supplies to the island was much too expensive. The Great Depression of the 1930s forced the army off the island, and the prisoners were transferred to institutes in Kansas and New Jersey.
Alcatraz as Federal Penitentiary: “Uncle Sam’s Devil’s Island”
Alcatraz was obtained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1934. The former military detention center became America’s first maximum-security civilian penitentiary. This “prison system’s prison” was specifically designed to house the most horrendous prisoners, the troublemakers that other federal prisons could not successfully detain. Its isolated location made it ideal for the exile of hardened criminals, and a strict daily routine taught inmates to follow prison rule and regulation.
The Great Depression witnessed some of the most heinous criminal activity in modern American history, and Alcatraz’ severity was well suited to its time. Alcatraz was home to notorious criminals including Al “Scarface” Capone, who was convicted of tax evasion and spent five years on the island. Alvin “Creepy” Karpis, the FBI’s first “Public Enemy” was a 28 year resident of Alcatraz. The most famous prisoner was Alaskan murderer Robert “Birdman” Stroud, who spent 17 years on Alcatraz. Over its 29 years of operation, the federal prison housed more than 1,500 convicts.
Daily life in the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was harsh. Prisoners were given four rights. They included medical attention, shelter, food and clothing. Recreational activities and family visits had to be earned through hard work. Punishments for bad behavior included hard labor, wearing a 12-pound ball and chain, and lock-downs where prisoners were kept in solitary confinement, restricted to bread and water. There was a total of 14 escape attempts by over 30 prisoners. Most were caught, several were shot, and a few were swallowed by the chilling swells of the San Francisco Bay.
The Closing of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
The prison on Alcatraz Island was expensive to operate, as all supplies had to be brought in by boat. The island had no source of fresh water, and almost one million gallons were shipped in each week. Building a high-security prison elsewhere was more affordable for the Federal Government, and as of 1963 “Uncle Sam’s Devil’s Island” was no more. Today, the equivalent of the infamous federal prison on Alcatraz Island is a maximum security institution in Florence, Colorado. It is nicknamed “Alcatraz of the Rockies”.
Alcatraz is best known as a maximum security prison. Media attention and fantastic stories have exaggerated this image. The San Francisco Bay islet has been much more than this. Alcatraz as a mass of rock named for its birds, an American fort during the Gold Rush, an army barracks, and tourist attraction may be less enticing but allude to a more dynamic existence. It is one to be embraced by San Francisco and California as a whole.
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So nice
Wow I would love to go there as I love history. I live all the way in Georgia though and mommy can’t afford to take me anywhere out of state.
So cool you all went. Ive still never been there.
Thanks for sharing! It would be amazing if you could go back & show more. I am a former Corrections Officer & I have always wanted to visit Alcatraz but unfortunately with my back disability, I will probably not make it there. I heard you say your Dad or Father-in -law worked at San Quentin, tell him I said Thank You for his service!! Also I heard you say an uncle of the kids works at a prison....I can’t imagine working at the CA DOC! I know the prisons out there are much worse than they are in Ohio!
I have always wanted to go there
Mom:Do you want to live in here?
Ace: NO🙅♂️
Great Vid
I wonder where they transfarded all the prisoners when Alcatraz shut down? totally awesome video Loved it thanks for showing us
Is it just me or does anyone else think that Christy sounds like Cameron Diaz? Lol
My nephew called it bad man island lol
So sorry to ask but why didn’t u guys want to show the two babies?
Esther Jomiloju they are foster kids so she want to keep their privacy
@@medjina12 it’s illegal to show foster kids faces online. She would get into a lot of trouble.
Where's eliyah
Ok great
i was just gonna ask them the same thing.
You should make longer vlogs you Videos are the best
I have being following you for some years and I honestly have not seen this video I see nothing wrong with it at all 🤷🏾♀️.Not sure what the rant was about with that you tuber,and as you said and she did as well she only watch two of your videos or was it that two of your videos stand out to her .I did not even watch out her whole video of her rant ,it was totally annoying of the pure hate she has .Thats just my take on this 🤷🏾♀️
Racial undertones. Unsubscribing. Why would this be a teachable moment for young children that age?😢