Alcatraz Island Flora

Gardens planted by families of the original Army post, and later by families of the prison guards, fell [...]

Alcatraz Island Native American occupation

Beginning on November 20, 1969, a group of Native Americans called United Indians of All Tribes, mostly college [...]

Alcatraz Island Post-prison years

Because the penitentiary cost much more to operate than other prisons (nearly $10 per prisoner per day, as [...]

Alcatraz Island Notable inmates

Robert Stroud, who was better known to the public as the “Birdman of Alcatraz”, was transferred to Alcatraz [...]

Alcatraz Island Escape attempts

During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary claimed no prisoner had successfully escaped. A total of 36 [...]

Alcatraz Island Federal prison

The United States Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz was acquired by the United States Department of Justice on October [...]

Alcatraz Island Military prison

Due to its isolation from the outside by the cold, strong, hazardous currents of the waters of San [...]

Alcatraz Island Military history

The earliest recorded owner of the island of Alcatraz is one Julian Workman, to whom it was given [...]

Alcatraz Island History

The first Spaniard to document the island was Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, who charted San Francisco [...]

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San [...]