The audio tour included descriptions of several escapes and escape attempts. My favorite was the one in which a couple of prisoners dug their way through a concrete wall with SPOONS. Spoons.
There was also a brief "Indian Occupation" of the island, in which Native Americans claimed the island as their own as a political statement about the sort of land Native Americans are usually "given" by the government.
Anyway, I certainly enjoyed it and would recommend a trip if you're ever in San Francisco!
Wow, it looks super creepy!!! I've never been on the actual island, but I've seen it from the shore . . . It is weird how there was a prizon so close, yet so intact . . . Creppy for sure.
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