Today Alcatraz is one of California’s – and the USA’s – most popular tourist attractions, with 1.3 million people visiting in 2022. And, happily, it’s being preserved for the future. Announced in 2022, some $35 million (£27.8m) of federal funds have been set aside to make improvements at the NPS site, including improvements to the island’s concrete wharf and its infamous cellhouse.

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