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by Morwen
Well, so you're not alone, Shandethe, I once noted the similarity between alcatraz, off the coast of california, and Azkaban.
Alcatraz was closed because of the cruelty in showed towards it's inhabitents, such as beating, starving, solitary confinement, and so forth. Azkaban would be similar because
a) Isn't it an island?
b) I think being trapped with dementors is about a torturous as things can get.
c) Only those who commited truly terrible acts were sent to alcatraz, the same way it is with Azkaban.
d) No one was ever said to have escaped from Alcatraz, although there was a movie made on the idea that someone had... (The Rock, which has got to be the best movie...) And Sirius is the only one who ever escaped from Azaban.