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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary or United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1. 25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States, which operated from August 11, 1934, until March 21, 1963.