Ranker - Video Life As a Guard At Alcatraz Prison Posted: March 31, 2025 | Last updated: March 31, 2025 The federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, CA ...

their fight for freedom begins as they take several guards hostage and attempt to break out of the institution. But the prisoners didn't count on the Warden's determination to maintain Alcatraz's ...

Here, 115 prisoners mostly live in communal houses, along with 69 prison employees, almost all of whom return to the mainland at day's end. Only five guards remain on the island during the night.

forced to live in inhumane conditions. Plus, the fact that the solid walls patrolled by armed guards were surrounded by the sea made Alcatraz a place no one could escape from. The penitentiary ...