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Before it became among the world’s most infamous prisons, Alcatraz Island was just that, an island. But since the time the ...

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

Alcatraz is best known as being a former federal prison that housed some of society's biggest offenders, the most famous of which was Prohibition-era mob boss Al Capone. Before that, it was a ...

Like many Indian reservations, Alcatraz had no modern facilities or fertile soil. The federal prison had closed six years earlier, and the island had been designated “surplus government property.” ...

More than 60 years after three men escaped from the notorious Alcatraz prison, the U.S. Marshals Service is not giving up on capturing them. The U.S. Marshals on Wednesday released age-progressed ...

A 1979 crime thriller based on a true story of Frank Morris a notorious criminal and escape artist who enlists the help of a ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...

When you hear the name Alcatraz, you probably think of Alcatraz Island up San Francisco way. Or if you know something about ...