Miserable Treatment
Another reason Alcatraz was considered one of the worst prisons in America was due to the treatment of its inmates. Many people claim that the conditions at Alcatraz were far worse than that of many other high security prisons, with its living standards and food quality being far lower than others.
Prisoners of Alcatraz knew that they had it far more difficult than prisoners in other penitentiary’s, which is why they were always desperate for escape. Although most inmates were desperate to leave the hell that was Alcatraz, they all knew that escape was nearly impossible.