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Alcatraz:1:Alcatraz most commonly refers to the prison on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. The island was a federal prison from 1934-1963. The majority of the prisoners at Alcatraz had been sent there after causing problems at other prisons..

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Alectoris:1:a genus of Perdicidae.

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Alcatraz was a maximum security prison from the mid 1930-60s. It is an island close to San Fransisco so escape was near impossible.

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Alcatraz is an island off San Fransisco. It's the site of the former federal prison, military fortification, & lighthouse. There are no one prisoners there anymore in fact they do tours now. Thanks!

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Alcatraz is a small island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: it was the site of a U.S. penitentiary 1933-63. ChaCha later!

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Alcatraz is a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, W Calif, about one mile (1.61 km) north of San Francisco. ChaCha!

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