Alcatraz was a high security prison built with concrete and steel on an island surrounded by the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay. For almost 30 years Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was the ...

Claude is in prison for attempting to murder his wife, which he claims was an accident, but could nevertheless keep him ...

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island ... this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman ...

New evidence suggests that at least one convict escaped from Alcatraz ... intricate prison escapes in history three tireless inmates break from the fortresslike Alcatraz Island Federal ...

Here are some of the more notorious penitentiaries that are worth checking out. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (United States) From 1934 to 1963, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz ...

Birdman of Alcatraz is not really a prison picture in the traditional and accepted sense of the term. Birdman reverses the formula and brings a new breadth and depth to the form. In telling ...