Sentences with phrase «notorious penitentiaries»

Alcatraz Island, home to its namesake famous prison off the San Francisco Bay, welcomed back its last inmates for the 50th anniversary of the closure of one of the most notorious penitentiaries in the world.

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For this stance, he was imprisoned in Iran's notorious Evin penitentiary.

About Alcatraz Beyond its legacy as a world - famous former federal penitentiary (1934 — 63) that once held notorious criminals like Al Capone, Alcatraz has undergone numerous incarnations that have contributed to its unique and deeply layered history.

San Francisco, CA — Chinese artist and rights advocate Ai Weiwei will create a new body of site - specific artwork on Alcatraz Island, the notorious former federal penitentiary in the center of San Francisco Bay, now a national park welcoming more than a million visitors annually.

About Alcatraz Beyond its legacy as a world - famous former federal penitentiary (1934 — 63) that once held notorious criminals like gangster Al Capone, Alcatraz has undergone numerous incarnations that have contributed to its unique and deeply layered history.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2007: During its 29 years as the toughest and most feared federal penitentiary in America, Alcatraz was «home» to many of the most notorious criminals and gangsters in U.S. history.

Installed across four locations on Alcatraz and on view from September 27, 2014, through April 26, 2015, the exhibition is inspired by the island's layered history as a 19th - century military fortress, notorious federal penitentiary, significant site of Native American history, and now one of America's most visited national parks.

For this exhibition, internationally renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei created a new body of work specifically for Alcatraz, responding to the island's layered legacy as a 19th - century military fortress, a notorious federal penitentiary, a site of Native American heritage and protest, and now one of America's most visited national parks.