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According to the passage, the location of Alcatraz made escape almost impossible. Which sentence from the passage best supports this idea?
Alcatraz
Alcatraz is an island in the San Francisco Bay. The island was initially used by the United States military, but it transitioned into a place to hold prisoners. During the Civil War, people who supported the Confederacy were held at the island.
In the early 1900s, prisoners built a new jail on the island, which came to be known as "The Rock." Alcatraz was considered a minimum-security prison at the time, and prisoners typically spent their time working and learning.
In 1934, however, the Federal Bureau of Prisons took control of Alcatraz and turned it into America's first maximum-security prison. Criminals considered especially dangerous were sent to Alcatraz because of its isolated location. The prison operated this way for 29 years and housed more than 1,500 criminals. There were strict rules, and privileges such as family visits had to be earned.
Thirty-six prisoners tried to escape from Alcatraz, but none of them ever made it to San Francisco. Most of them were caught or killed before they left the island. Those who managed to leave the shore either died from exposure or drowned in the cold water surrounding the island. The prison closed in 1963 because it was considered too expensive to operate. In 1973, the prison and island were opened to the public as a national park.
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