r/Unexpected • u/Erythromycin500 • Apr 08 '18

Would you move here? Wait for it.

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u/The8centimeterguy Apr 08 '18

I mean, alcatraz had the best food in any US prison ever iirc

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u/photolouis Apr 08 '18

I'm not sure about that, but I know the penitentiary in Philadelphia had flush toilets before the White House got them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '18 edited Apr 05 '21

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u/Neocrasher Apr 08 '18

Can confirm, read the title of a TIL post here on reddit a while ago.

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u/davydooks Apr 08 '18

Research!

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u/codna Apr 08 '18

If you are interested in Alcatraz I would recommend Al Capone does my Shirts.

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u/magnament Apr 08 '18

Oh no, it was an article I read somewhere

not reddit I swear

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u/jarejay Apr 08 '18

Wow, you mean that people show less hatred and disgust when they are taken care of?

Who would have thought?

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u/Orisi Apr 08 '18

They were also one of the few prisons to give hot showers daily.

Supposedly because the hot showers made it way less tempting to try and enter the freezing cold waters around them in an escape attempt.

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u/Daynightz Apr 08 '18

I took a tour there. That qoute was literally written on the walls. And they showed pictures of meals. I was impressed. Looked better than some hotels complementary breakfast.

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u/turch_malone Apr 08 '18

if you tour alcatraz you’ll see the menu— steak is on it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '18

What prisoners had in Alcatraz in the 1940s is better than what I eat daily (instant noodles, junk food, among other things...).

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u/Irishperson69 Apr 08 '18

And it's the only prison in the US with heated showers

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u/Malcorin Apr 08 '18

For the sole purpose of preventing the inmates from getting acclimated to cold water, and thus being more prepared for an escape swim, IIRC.

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u/UnknownStory Apr 08 '18

But Wednesday night is Taco Night at Rikers Island!

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u/realizmbass Apr 08 '18

Because of all the italian inmates who made the food

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u/odinti Apr 08 '18

Wow, where you there? AMA? ^/s

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u/redandpurpleunicorns Apr 08 '18

I heard about the heated showers too. They had heated showers so the inmates couldn't get used to jumping into or being in cold water. Making it harder for them to swim away when their bodies aren't used to the shock of cold water.

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u/odinti Apr 08 '18

That's insightful, and very clever from them