Alcatraz Prison Inmates: Life Behind Bars

[@CodingAbroad]

I visited Alcatraz 2 years ago. It’s much smaller than you think it is. There’s only one building which is the actual prison. I spent a few mins in the solitary confinement cells and it’s so dark I felt going a lil fidgety after 5 mins

[@ericasimpson811]

555 I miss Thomasville give me well I do feel like it yay 0000yuuuu

[@maddogdugan]

What struck me is how you could see and hear all of the bustling city around you from the yard. That would have been a constant torture.

[@maddogdugan]

Oh And I also have a picture of me balled up in the solitary confinement cell😂

[@XXVIGD]

How? It is closed

[@juliadio2573]

@@maddogduganiii ugu yy 👋 o oo

[@dankwolf1157]

I love all the crime videos you guys do always interesting to watch

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Alcatraz was considered shockingly cruel and inhumane in its day, and yet it sounds like a 5 star resort compared to California's prison system of the early 21st Century.

[@mitzelperc3049]

America’s*

[@elizabethcompton738]

Actually, no it wasn't. In fact, many inmates in the federal system requested transfer to Alcatraz because the living conditions were considered to be better. And it housed the "problem prisoners" from throughout the prison system, so don't feel too badly for them. They weren't boy scouts.

[@RealQueenBowsette]

@Anthony's Asian Friend not everyone has a wife though

[@christopherclifford1024]

You clearly haven't went to prison

[@blake7587]

Back then most prisoners weren’t the thugs they tend to be today.

[@diversejoe617]

Prisoners: Alcatraz is a whole nightmare Al Capone: *First time?*

[@ralphlorenzperolino3054]

Mob of The Dead: *Say no more.*

[@joshuabennett5891]

January 2020 is when I went to Alcatraz. Flew my mom out to California for her 70th birthday and we also went to Lake Tahoe, Muir woods, Pier 39 for dinner overlooking San Francisco bay, Stitton beach, California state railroad museum in Sacramento and Yosemite national park. Plus she reconnected with two brothers and met 3 nieces and a great niece.

[@wasilaify]

Is SF really as messed up as the news say it is?

[@joshuabennett5891]

@@wasilaify as far as the homelessness crisis, it's definitely a work in progress

[@Gromitdog1]

@@wasilaify Its worse. Do not leave any valuables in your car. Ever. Streets are a sea of broken glass from smashed windows. Its visually appealing but has serious social issues, sort of like an open asylum.

[@vialtrucking]

I actually love Lake Tahoe.

[@johndeacon129]

@@wasilaify no. im here right now and people make it out to be so much worse than it actually is. even the tenderloin (which you should still be cautious around) isn’t as bad as people say. as a woman, i felt much much less safe in la than i do here

[@SnakeDoctor303]

Glad to see you doing something other than WW3 scenarios

[@MissyCeleste]

putting ppl in solidarity should be a extreme measure

[@dudemanfam6767]

the inmates were terrible people💀

[@TorontoJediMaster]

@MissyCeleste I'm guessing you meant "solitary". On Alcatraz, solitary confinement was a relatively short term measure to handle convicts who got into fights, tried to escape, assaulted guards, etcetera. That was the stereotype of the dark, closed cell. The period could last from a couple of days (just to cool off someone in a simple fight) to nineteen days (the maximum allowed). Now, after that, they COULD be put into segregation for years. Segregation at Alcatraz meant D-Block. Convicts where were generally in an open front cell, the same as the rest of the prison (albeit slightly larger as they stayed there pretty much all the time). They had meals brought to them (the same as served in the rest of the prison), they had no work privileges, the only time they left their cells were for a weekly shower and (if they were behaving) some time in the yard. They could get books and magazine from the library (delivered to their cells by the library orderly) and were allowed to talk quietly with their neighbours. (They could even play chess with their neighbour. Each man had a chess board and they called out their moves to one another).

[@mlevo1011]

Having done some time in our current prison situation a few years back, I personally would have probably enjoyed the silence. The one thing that drove me most nuts about prison was the loud idiotic noise.

[@TorontoJediMaster]

The rule of silence actually ended after the first few years. It proved pretty much unenforceable. One couldn't be loud or disruptive, but convicts were allowed to talk quietly in the mess hall, to neighbouring cells, etcetera.

[@robertandrews6915]

Could you imagine how bad it would be if you couldn't talk for days and your alone? Lock yourself in your room without a phone, computer or other things inmates can't have just for an hour. It won't be the same because you know you can leave anytime or you can count down to an hour. It would be like being locked in there until someone says you can leave so you have no idea.

[@elizabethcompton738]

Don't cry too much for these sweet misunderstood darling little boys. They had to EARN their trip to Alcatraz. Or any other prison.

[@roguesheep1747]

Sounds like bliss I've got 4 kids

[@fionahamilton7231]

They get a lot better then They deserve .

[@lanac5793]

@elizabethcompton738 prisoners are also, in fact, human beings Elizabeth. They deserve empathy too

[@hatinonyou8260]

Being related to the Anglin Brothers and listening to their story makes me happy knowing that they won't be forgotten and that they never got violent during their robberies

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

🧢

[@theonlygoonie]

Alcatraz is like the death penalty without the execution

[@deathtotruthers1]

My father "escaped" from Alcatraz every year sans wetsuit. So do hundreds of others - all one needs is a bit of swimming experience. It's actually not a particularly hard swim. They used to tell prisoners the waters were shark infested (that's what "Tiburon" means), but there are no predators in the Bay. There are no white sharks in the Bay. And no, while some of the swimmers do wear wetsuits, you can't place if you wear one. Most swimmers don't.

[@heyysimone]

I think it would be very cold for them to swim because they almost always swam during the night when the water would cool down. Also, they werent really fed that well so they would have been weak.

[@deathtotruthers1]

@@heyysimone The water doesn't cool down at night any appreciable amount. It doesn't work like that with oceans and bodies as large as the SF bay (this is why pools feel warmer at night). Incidentally, the Escape from Alcatraz rough water swim takes place in the morning, before the sun has had a chance to hit the water. But it wouldn't matter anyway. Water temperatures don't change that fast. Your point about their physical health is a decent one. But the point is, it's not a hard swim for someone who swims regularly.

[@yoojin3877]

@@heyysimone Prisoners in the general population at Alcatraz were actually fed very well, so malnutrition probably wouldn't have been a factor.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I'd rather be dead than get solitary confinement for life

[@Tymbalaand]

One of the most underrated educational channel ❤️

[@maddy2109]

They have 11.7 million subs

[@Sontronite]

i wouldnt say these guys are even close to being underrated

[@Greyfox303]

11.7m is underrated indeed

[@bilbobagginses4941]

So I hate to do this but you got some info wrong. The silent system was developed in the 1820's at Auburn state as well as the Chain gang. It lead to prison reform

[@ravagex8725]

7:56 Morgan Freeman owes this guy big time for his "well-mannered prisoner with animal friends" character.

[@reflexhigh7185]

Love these vids keep them going 😁

[@schuringleon3207]

All I know about Alcatraz is that it had a looooot of zombies when I played it

[@evanderpierznik]

Whenever I've driven by it while visiting San Francisco... it's just chilling thinking about the history

[@aidansherlock5319]

I love your videos pls keep making these!!

[@cvpidd8675]

I went to Alcatraz. It so crazy. And sorta horrifying. I couldn’t imagine staying there. I remember learning the lunch room was the most dangerous because they were given spoons, forks and knives,

[@eddiemeng]

sure buddy

[@shardatc3560]

whats crazy to me is they dont mention the fact that many prisoners were also being experimented on as well

[@caitlin3236]

I actually didn't know this, ill have to look into it, its amazing how much isn't told about the prison systems

[@randomoverpopulatedworldid3286]

I think the fog actually makes it warmer in the air too then when it's clear.

[@bearschmidt3180]

The underground cave system is unbelievably frightening

[@chitlynn5181]

19:57 so they DO have fingers! 😳

[@rtwice93555]

Over the years I have watched or read stories about Alcatraz. It is hard to tell how much is fact or fiction. But there is no denying it must have been a terrible place to be. What prison is a good place to stay? Most of those that served time in Alcatraz lived a hard life before they got there. They were better conditioned for that environment than you or me. I am not sure I could have survived any length of time in there. One thing I have read more than once is that Alcatraz used to serve its inmates some of the best meals available. This video alluded to it as well. The idea was a well fed man worked hard and was less aggressive. Hey, whatever works. Do I think the Anglin brothers successfully made it to the main land? No. Not any more than I think DB Cooper survived his jump from the hijacked plane. Both stories have been full of death bed confessions and claims from friends and families; yet no one has offered rock solid proof that the Anglin brothers or Cooper survived their plots.

[@RozeLight]

I’d a prison like this ever comes again, everyone ready your picket signs, cause it’s gonna be time for the protest of the century

[@dumblikeagorrila2128]

Basically the cruelest 5 star hotel

[@EAWanderer]

You forgot the Minus Haha 😂😂

[@jamesmartinez1177]

Keep the videos like this coming

[@dawn8542]

Comments under The Birdman movie. The birdman was a horrible human being. The movie glosses over that. And his birds never lived long because he didn't know what he was doing.

[@A_b_u]

Rumour has it 4 prisoners build a plane and escaped but crashed in the Golden Gate Bridge 👀

[@agtga1]

i feel thats the big factor. they had a makeshift raft. they did not swim the full way.

[@Randibunny]

Sounds like every foster home I have ever been in

[@Jah-tj8lp]

This is crazy but keep up the good work with these videos🥳

[@kenc9236]

Awesome video. I like the animations mixed with the narrator.

[@LeafarR1657]

Do you have any idea of how prisons are in Brazil? Every prison in US should be consider a 5 start hotel in comparison.

[@stevedamien638]

Rafael-Actually in Canada not United States. 90% of inmates are white and all keep quiet really. No AB,no Cribs,no Bloods,no Mexican gangs. Man prison in Canada are 5 stars hotels compared to United States. Believe me.

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

Who cares we literally didn't ask

[@MissMawu]

Imagine escaping from jail with the laundry only to get out and realize you escaped to another jail....

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Sounds like an urban legend.

[@winniethexiping1062]

Memories broken, the truth goes unspoken I've even forgotten my name I don't know the season or what is the reason I'm standing here holding my blade A desolate place (place) Without any trace (trace) It's only the cold wind I feel It's me that I spite as I stand up and fight The only thing I know for real There will be blood (blood) shed (shed) The man in the mirror nods his head The only one (one) left (left) Will ride upon the dragon's back Because the mountains don't give back what they take Oh no, there will be blood (blood) shed (shed) It's the only thing I've ever known Losing my identity Wondering, "Have I gone insane?" To find the truth in front of me I must climb this mountain range Looking downward from this deadly height and never realizing why I fight

[@세천사-s4f]

I escaped Alcatraz by building a plane with a shirt that later crashed at pack a punch

[@melissadwiggins]

I heard they had at least really good food. The warden said that people that are well fed are people that are not combative and less likely to give someone problems. I don't remember where I saw it but you can look it up. Edit; I posted this comment before I got to the part where you started talking about the food LOL

[@elizabethcompton738]

No sympathy. They EARNED their "position" at Alcatraz. They didn't go there for jaywalking.

[@danielbutler2372]

I agree.

[@Friendship1nmillion]

*TRUE BUT* There SHOULD be some humane standards ‼️ ♑️✍️🇦🇺🇳🇴

[@EAWanderer]

This Brit STILL loves a prison topic here on The Infographics Show - My favourite category! Speaking of prison shows - Beyond scared Straight - Yes they are also viewed outside the USA 🇺🇸 😁 👏 ⛓️=🏢

[@johnnykarma5243]

"What made them so desperate and violent " idk maybe because they're in Alcatraz

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

*they're

[@Sontronite]

me when i realize alcatraz prisoners ate better food than me

[@alexmcnonyabizz8720]

Sicccccck love the vids bruh bruh

[@John_Smith_86]

Sounds like a amazing model prison to me. Too soft on criminals nowadays.

[@TorontoJediMaster]

The Silence Rule was lifted after the first few years. It proved to be more trouble than it was worth and was pretty much unenforecable.

[@donm5354]

10:23 Psst... FISH ....... the weird thing is Im having FISH for dinner....

[@Cam.Deux.]

This background beat is banging 😂😂😂

[@liltrapmoneyesco713]

Please tune up the audio a little more i have my phone full blast and its a litlle bit low, love your knowledge btw

[@joshkeith850]

Love these vids

[@bobsteadman9728]

The bay is always cold. That and there's friggin great white sharks in it. I grew up in southern CA and grew up on the beach but when I moved up north I tried to take a dip in the ocean but due to the temp and the big dam sign warning of Great Whites, I thought better of it.

[@errolvanzie4765]

You should make a video of Gitmo

[@joec8750]

2:54 why is one of their hands red? Is that a reference to anyone in particular?

[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

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[@DeezzzzzzNuts12]

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[@joeb3505]

Just got back from binging their SCP channel and kept thinking they were doing to say D-class multiple times throughout the video

[@ayranj]

this reminds me of lego city undercover tbh

[@blake7587]

The “silence at all times” rule is genius!!! 😱 We should do that here!! Think about it, it prevents prisoners from making plans to escape or to attack and they can’t threaten or extort other inmates. Alcatraz should be how every prison in America is today. It was the perfect prison.

[@actuallymyah]

please be joking💀

[@KrustiiK]

@@actuallymyah i hope he is cause he trippin BAD

[@All_Things_Strange]

I agree in a way, if you murdered or assaulted or some other act of harm, you deserve the worst.

[@birdie331]

It never works in history. It definitely wouldn't today. Tell someone with odd not to talk tell me how that goes. Plus convicts will find a different way to communicate. You seriously can't be that nieve

[@heikkiaho6605]

actually doesnt sound too bad, at least comparing to my own living conditions for the past couple of years :d

[@Gunsandrodsoutdoors49]

"if you break the rules you go to prison, if you break the prison rules you go to Alcatraz."

[@GoldenBeaverH]

1962:the guards awake to discover the truth,they quickly search the 6 mile perimeter.They find remains of a makeshift raft on the shore,they conduct many searches and theories Ultimately all 3 men presumed dead and are never found.

[@Dvanreuler]

This was upload before. 🤣🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ but still nice to see again

[@ceciland18]

I wanna know how they made paper mâché heads without access to flour and makeup.

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

I wonder what Alcatraz would be like if it was still opened to this day

[@cerealinacan2919]

It would probably be the same

[@daveanderson3805]

Overcrowded

[@masterofgaming71BH4]

I knw alcatraz only from call of duty 😁🙌

[@heavenburke]

I would not survive this place cause I’m constantly talking to anyone i even talk to myself

[@robhankins796]

I would love to hear from a guard

[@drunkenxrage]

When serial killers eat better than the average modern American citizens.

[@haroutdemirjian8831]

That explains it all… it was a military barracks… the horror 😢 well unless your air force 🤣 Third times the charm I guess lol

[@paahl1572]

Did you know that Alcatraz means Pelican?

[@chrisleach4245]

The food was great the stuff that you get at a county diner.

[@Aussiekidproductionsofficial]

What if you put Shiratori in Alcatraz ?

[@novaknight8360]

Can u do Burmese prison?

[@g_men2121]

Id like to see what modern day federal prison is.

[@fufusmcsqueebles6008]

Larry Lawton’s channel is a good one for more info on that topic. Jessica Kent’s too, if you wanna hear about women’s prison.

[@twocvbloke]

Shame they never responded to the alleged guy claiming to be one of the escapees, it'd be nice to have closure on that particular tale... :P

[@flintcarlton]

Love the videos. Hate the background chatter which causes me to go on to someone else’s video.

[@TV-mi8ye]

Imagine having so many budget cuts that some of your rooms don’t have toilets and lots of prisoners were fed moldy bread and STILL not having enough money to keep it open

[@yonasamman6886]

Watch " World's Toughest Prisons " of the one in Madagascar ..........

[@Profeex22]

Wild time went definitely worth it shout out to Brandon at the Segway place there🤙🏼

[@shashankshekhar3074]

We Indians have a proud EX INDIAN AIRFORCE OFFICER with the name of ALCATRAZ

[@canadianbattlebunny2875]

Imagine being wrongfully convicted for something you didint do, and ending up here

[@scatterwave]

If I was there I would've loved the silence,silence is good

[@mtvparker]

apparently the prisoners could hear the busy city all around them n stuff, probably was torture more than anything hearing life all around them while being locked up do the crime gotta do the time tho!

[@scatterwave]

Yh I take back what i said 🥶

[@chrissirvid5845]

I wondered where all those theme parks got their ideas from 👍😭

[@saintsinner6195]

@2:08 So who's British? The narrator or the writer?

[@deltaforce7384]

Fun Fact: I am personally related to “the bird man” which was one of the prisoners

[@arlisbartlett403]

😮

[@arlisbartlett403]

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[@20thCenturyManTrad]

I think honestly think that rehabilitation is not the point of justice, but Justice, meaning getting what one is due. These inmates were sent there as isolation from other prisons. The rough treatment was nowhere near cruel as sadistic punishment has existed in the past. I'm for the death penalty, but sometimes the unruly can't stay in full solitary, but Alcatraz is a good substitute.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

Who cares about those criminals, they won't give two about you, so you shouldn't care what happens to them.

[@fileexporter4060]

Y’all should spend some time in Long Kesh.

[@markfitzsimons7432]

I'm with ya there, my man. The Brits invented concentration camps, Fact.

[@Boogman123]

I needed my fix

[@Cult_leader_saddler]

Well the food is there sounds good.

[@nazzfreeman128]

What I really hate about this is this isn't much if at all any better than POW'S we're treated in Germany or Japan rail lines minus the threat of death

[@Don69420]

We can't forget that one escape with 4 prisoners armed and shot their way to building a plane and flying to the Golden gate Bridge, even if they died shortly after

[@eralps]

can someone send EDP445 here, to my knowledge there are no cupcakes there.

[@catherineblair550]

Try touring Yuma prison. Horrible.

[@jakeg3126]

What’s up with the arms

[@S-Freeze]

if prohibition is a hare-brained thing, then so is marijuana being illegal. Change my mind.

[@itsnotjosh4062]

I would truly love to hear a story about Boxing since I'm starting to hear more about Floyd Mayweather (Pretty Boy Floyd)

[@Hammerhead547]

Fun Fact: The california gas chamber is nicknamed "The Green Room" due to its apple green paint job.

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

That's in San Quentin Prison, not Alcatraz.

[@tylersorsby9551]

Sounds like school

[@brolysujay]

I'm done halfway through this video, can't take it, so inhumane and depressing.

[@kimlangston251]

Thats cruel not letting them talk

[@redneck400m3]

Sounds like what a prison should be