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Alcatraz is the best known prison island of the world. There are many legends about it. Only five prisoners escaped from the island; three of them were shot on their escape. From the other no one had heard anything about them never again. The name is Spanish: Isla de los Alcatraces means island of pelicans. The military used the island from 1850 till 1934 because of the strategic position of it. Fom 1934 till 1963 it was the jail, where e.g. Al Capone was arrested. |
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