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Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

“The birds can go in and out. And they chose to come there.” ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Alcatraz federal prison closed its doors and moved the remaining inmates to more modern facilities. Today, Alcatraz is one of San Francisco’s top tourist attractions. But now President Trump wants to ...

Situated on a tiny island off San Francisco, Alcatraz prison for years held high-profile criminals before it was decommissioned and turned into a popular tourist attraction. Here are five things ...

Another ‍prominent ‍Jewish ‍prisoner ‍at ‍Alcatraz ‍was ‍Meyer ‍Harris ‍“Mickey” ‍Cohen, ‍whose ‍parents ‍had ‍immigrated ‍to ...

Even if Alcatraz, which was built to hold somewhat more than 300 inmates, is resurrected and expanded, it’ll hold only a ...

ALCATRAZ IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TOURISM IN SAN FRANCISCO. I’M RYAN CURRY. SO IT HAS NO UTILITIES. AND HISTORIANS ALSO SAY IT WOULD To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco ...

a small crew of scientists and federal agents stood at San Francisco’s northern edge, straining to find their target. The Golden Gate Bridge stood to their left. Alcatraz to their right.

as well as contact information for a San Francisco attorney who had defended Alcatraz inmates in the past, the files say. The attorney told the FBI he never heard from Morris or the Anglins.