Sixty years ago one of the world's most infamous prisons closed all of its 378 cell doors for good. Alcatraz, which is set on a rocky outcrop 15 miles offshore from San Francisco, operated for 29 years as a penitentiary and during that time it held some of America's most dangerous criminals, including Al Capone and George 'Machine Gun' Kelly.Historic photos reveal what life was like at the island-bound jail, also known as The Rock, with everything from the cultivated gardens to the bustling mess hall and the bulletproof main guard's office on show.
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