Alcatraz is a small island in San Francisco Bay，1.5 miles from San Francisco
From Alcatraz，you can see the famous Golden Gate Bridge
Alcatraz is also famous and is now a major tourist attraction
Tourists can reach the idland by boat from the city
Alcatraz has often appeared in movies，including “escape from Alcatraz” which was made in 1979
One reason it's 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 is almost impossible
The waters around it are cold，and only very strong swimmer 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
During that trip there was heavy security
The prisoners were under guard and handcuffed
Nobody wanted then to escape
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