Alcatraz in a box

The day that one of the most famous American prisons – Alcatraz is about to start reveiling is [...]

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 Military prison

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