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 ...
It is hailed as America's greatest prison break. In June 1962, three inmates at Alcatraz fooled guards with papier-mâché heads, carved tunnels with spoons, stitched together a raft from raincoats and ...
In August 1934, the first group of inmates arrived at Alcatraz, the maximum-security prison perched on a small island in San Francisco Bay. The Big House on the Bay was the ultimate destination for ...
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Once again, California is a hotspot of political unrest. This time, the source is one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist attractions, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The penitentiary closed in ...
JAILHOUSE ROCK: Alcatraz, aka The Rock, sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff By Melanie Stetson Freeman, Staff photographer; Troy Aidan Sambajon, Staff writer San ...
All eyes will be at the Super Bowl and Levi’s Stadium on Sunday but before the game, all eyes will be on Alcatraz where the pre-game show will be taking place. The Bay Area’s famous former prison has ...
The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three times more to run Alcatraz than other federal prisons NBC Universal, Inc. Alcatraz ...
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