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Alcatraz 1sw  又称恶魔岛

Alcatraz is a small island in San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles from San Francisco. 旧金山湾

From Alcatraz, you can see the famous Golden Gate Bridge. 

Alcatraz is also famous and is now a major tourist attraction. 吸引力

Tourists can reach the island by boat from the city.

Alcatraz has often appeared in movies, including "Escape from Alcatraz" which was made in 1979. 

One reason its famous is because it used to be a prison, a very special prison. 

It was designed for prisoners who were causing trouble in other prisons, such as trying to escape. 

It was a maximum security prison, so escape was almost impossible. 

The waters around it are cold, and only very strong swimmers can swim from the island to San Francisco.

The first group of prisoners arrived in 1934. 

There were 137 prisoners, including bank robbers and murderers. 

They came by train from another prison in the state of Kansas. 在堪萨斯州

During that trip there was heavy security. 安全；保证；担保；保护

The prisoners were under guard and handcuffed. 在看守下，带着手铐

Nobody wanted them to escape.