Prison

Alcatraz: The End of the Line
Alcatraz: The End of the Line

Alcatraz: The End of the Line

With the rise of organized crime during the Great Depression, the Department of Justice began an exhaustive search for a location to construct an escape-proof maximum security prison. With a ready-made facility surrounded by the bone-chilling, swift currents of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was quickly chosen as the ideal site.