Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner ...

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.” ...

The main cell block that once housed the most infamous gangsters in American history is pictured ... the “Birdman of Alcatraz,” Robert Stroud ranks high on the island prison’s list of ...

McNeill Island, Wash.; Lewisburg, Pa.; or Atlanta, Ga. A few moments after the 60-foot diesel boat left Alcatraz, prison Officer Gordon Gronzo formally closed the 100-foot Tower No. 1 on the east ...

People interested in crime, history and mysteries will appreciate ... design is based on both the Tennessee State Prison and Alcatraz Island prison, some visitors were dismayed that there was ...