Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

prison in the San Francisco Bay
Organization united_states_penitentiaries Q1142661
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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Summary

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is an United States Penitentiaries[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is located in San Francisco[3].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's instance of is recorded as museum[5].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[6].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons[7].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's Commons category is recorded as Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary[8].
  • August 11, 1934 marks the founding of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary[9].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.8269, 'lon': -122.423}[10].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Alcatraz Island[11].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's official website is recorded as http://www.nps.gov/alca[12].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+312'}[13].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary'}[14].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's different from is recorded as Alcatraz Island[15].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's hashtag is recorded as AlcatrazFederalPenitentiary[16].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+783147'}[17].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's state of use is recorded as permanently closed[18].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Law Enforcement[19].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography[20].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States[21].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States History[22].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States Government[23].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject California[24].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject San Francisco Bay Area[25].
  • Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary[26].

Body

Founding

August 11, 1934 marks the founding of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary[9].

Operations

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is operated by Federal Bureau of Prisons[7].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary include The Rock[27], a film[28], directed by Michael Bay[29] and Alcatraz[30], a television series[31], directed by J. J. Abrams[32].

Why It Matters

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include The Rock[27], a film[28], directed by Michael Bay[29] and Alcatraz[30], a television series[31], directed by J. J. Abrams[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1934-08-11T00:00:00Z
    Operator Federal Bureau of Prisons
    Coordinates
    Maximum capacity {'amount': '+312'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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