Growing Up on Alcatraz - The Children and Families of Alcatraz

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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the children who grew up on Alcatraz Island! ~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Flexispot
2:18 - Thank YOU & Disclaimer
2:41 - Alcatraz - The Beginning
7:45 - Alcatraz Families
10:24 - Life on the Island
14:57 - My Angola Story lol
15:47 - Leaving The Island
20:24 - Life for the Inmates
23:53 - Escape Attempts
28:07 - End of an Era

Sources:

https://dozr.com/blog/how-its-built-alcatraz-island

https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/factsnfig.htm M

https://historycollection.com/the-children-that-grew-up-on-alcatraz-had-a-more-fun-childhood-than-you-might-imagine/

https://storyworks.scholastic.com/issues/2023-24/030124/growing-up-on-alcatraz.html?language=english#900L-1000L (same as magazine)

https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape

Children Who Once Called Alcatraz Home: ‘For Us, It Was a Big Playground.’ Caitlin Nolan. Inside Edition. 2018 / Kids tell life ‘On the Rock’. CNN/Reuters. 2003.

Children Who Grew Up on Alcatraz. Inside Edition. YouTube. 2018.

https://alcatrazguidedtours.com/blog/growing-up-on-alcatraz-qa-with-a-former-resident/

Did the 1962 escapees survive? https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/01/24/new-evidence-emerges-that-infamous-alcatraz-inmates-survived-treacherous-escape/

Jolene Babyak: http://jolenebabyakauthor.com/author-info/