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.

There is no prison more prolific than Alcatraz, so it should come as no surprise that some of its past inmates have been equally notorious. Alcatraz Penitentiary was the country's premiere maximum ...

prominently displayed on a wall in one of America’s most famous prison – Alcatraz – cast a dark pall over any inmate who called it home. For long, Alcatraz was just a lonely island in the ...

Alcatraz, one of the America’s most notorious ... closed down in 1963 after housing some of the country’s most famous inmates ...

While Alcatraz’s most famous inmates were convicted felons like Capone, in earlier times the facility also held what might be called prisoners of conscience, including, in World War I ...

When most people think of a prison break, the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz Island is likely the first that comes to mind. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...