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Escape From Alcatraz By Deborah Hopkinson Summary

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In the article “Escape From Alcatraz” by Deborah Hopkinson, she describes Alcatraz as a tough and fear-inducing prison by explaining the precautions took to keep prisoners locked up and describing the rough punishments. On page 8, the author gave us an example of a precaution by stating, “Cell blocks were turned into fortresses meant to hold those who had tried- and sometimes managed- to break out of other prisons.” This shows how the government had to take extra steps to make sure this prison was inescapable. The author then talks about what were to happen if one broke the rules by writing, “Men who broke the rules faced harsh punishment, the most feared of which was solitary confinement” (page 9). This quote shows that even these powerful
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