One of Alcatraz’s most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 ...
For several decades, Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay has attracted the public to tour an aging, infamous prison whose inmate roster included Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. But ...
Prison food may get a deservedly bad rap, but Alcatraz's fresh and filling cafeteria offerings were rarely cause for ...
Now that Alcatraz might be reopened as a prison by the federal government, "Banfield" looks back at the historic facility that housed notorious figures, including George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Al ...
Alcatraz was closed as a maximum-security prison in 1963 after 29 years of operation, because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website. The ...