The prison closed in 1963 because of the high cost of keeping prisoners there and the need for major repairs. The last prisoners were moved to other jails.
In 1972, the United States Congress passed a bill creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Alcatraz Island and the old prison are part of this area.
Each year, more than one million people visit Alcatraz to see the prisoners cells and listen to stories about the jails history. But unlike the prisoners who once lived there, visitors can escape from the prison whenever they want and return back across the harbor to San Francisco.
Today, the U.S. government houses the countrys most dangerous criminals in a super max prison at Florence, Colorado. Its unofficial name is Alcatraz of the Rockies.
词汇讲解:
1. include vt.包括; 包含
例句:That can include the happiness of our children.
其中也包括孩子们的快乐。
2. detain vt.留住,阻住
例句:The question should not detain us.
我们无须为此自扰.
3. escape vt. 逃避,避开
例句:He feigned death to escape capture.
他装死以逃避被俘。
4. believe vt.相信; 以为
例句:I believe in the strength of community.
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