In my opinion, taking the ghost tour is the way to go and will leave even the biggest skeptic questioning what they believe The prison was 100 years old when Alcatraz began taking inmates.

But the prison outside Chicago is not the Alcatraz of the Midwest ... for amateur photographers and private groups, and even ghost tours, Moore said. The staff has received inquiries from folks ...

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.” ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers ... the purportedly haunted site is open to visitors who wish to learn ...

Aerial view of Alcatraz Island in January 1932. The island was used as a maximum security federal prison from 1934 to 1963. (FBI) The U.S. Marshals Service has released updated age progression ...