Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...

Alcatraz Island, simply known as Alcatraz, was once America’s most secure federal prison. The now-abandoned federal prison attracts about 1.6 million visitors every year for tours, bringing in an ...

A view of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary from the water in 1938. Courtesy National Park Service. On Nov. 10 1936, San Mateo County police made a public announcement that seemed too audacious to be true ...

At 69 years old, I wake up every morning excited to go to work as an historical interpreter at Alcatraz. I leave home each day with a huge smile on my face, knowing I’ll meet people from around the ...

Alcatraz Island is most well known for its prison, that housed notorious inmates such as Machine Gun Kelly and Al Capone.

In June 1962, three inmates ingeniously escaped Alcatraz by crafting a lifeboat from prison raincoats. The escapees used stolen tools and dummy heads to outsmart guards and navigate to the prison roof ...