Alcatraz has been closed
Alcatraz has been closed
The federal penitentiary prison at Alcatraz closed its doors in 1963 . Alcatraz closed its doors on Thursday March 21 ,1963 .The prison on Alcatraz was very expensive to operate . The expenses were much higher than the federal facilities at that time . All the supplies that prisoners, families, and guards needed had to be brought by boat. There was no source of fresh water and almost one million gallons were shipped each week. Also the island buildings were beginning to crumble because of the salty sea air . Building a high security prison in another place was better for the Federal Government . During two and a half decades of being operated , Alcatraz held around 1570 men . The end of an era arrived with the official closing of Alcatraz.
The federal penitentiary prison at Alcatraz closed its doors in 1963 . Alcatraz closed its doors on Thursday March 21 ,1963 .The prison on Alcatraz was very expensive to operate . The expenses were much higher than the federal facilities at that time . All the supplies that prisoners, families, and guards needed had to be brought by boat. There was no source of fresh water and almost one million gallons were shipped each week. Also the island buildings were beginning to crumble because of the salty sea air . Building a high security prison in another place was better for the Federal Government . During two and a half decades of being operated , Alcatraz held around 1570 men . The end of an era arrived with the official closing of Alcatraz.