Anchoring the boat by the berth
Aye off the clipper matey!
The main holding areas by the docks
Our guide for the day!
Welcome Indians!
Apparently all the guides are volunteers
mostly retirees offering their time as guides for the national parks
moving along the prison walk
Many of the derelict buildings around
The Social Hall, destroyed by fire during the Native American occupation
The now-abandoned prison
alcatraz_035.jpg![Often referred to as "The Rock"](../../../../../../_data/i/upload/2011/07/26/20110726141757-1fbd2f67-me.jpg "Often referred to as "The Rock" (3940 visits)")
Often referred to as "The Rock"
alcatraz served as a military fortification
as well as a federal and military prison
Inside the morgue
The morgue
Adjacent buildings
The main prison building
Lets go to jail!
Who goes in never comes out! wahahaha!
And so the story begins
The main shower areas
Change of clothes anyone?
The open shower areas
Open toilets included!
The queue lines in starts here
where you will be given these audio guides
inside the prison compound
The cells are actually quite spacious
lock and load!
The multi-tier prison network
thick bars, designed to keep stuff in!
with first hand experiences from inmates themselves
the guide brings you along various key points![The "cuttoff"](../../../../../../_data/i/upload/2011/07/26/20110726141914-3ad7d83b-me.jpg "The "cuttoff" (3343 visits)")
The "cuttoff"
in the prison
talking about inmate experiences
the life on the rock
In am in Jail! :3
The sky lit roofs
A connecting block to more cells
The golden gate bridge on the west of the island
in the open recreational areas
Looks like something happened here
Catching some sun
where exercises and games are held
The city of San Fran in the distance
many didn't make it across
Many tried crossing the bay