In 1907, the Army redesignated Alcatraz as “Pacific Branch, US Military Prison, Alcatraz Island.” When the island’s purpose ...

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.” ...

Located on the east side of Alcatraz Island, the original 1857 sign on the ... Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on the prison’s most famous 1962 escape, when Frank Morris and ...

Ashton Andrade, a 15-year-old teen from Phoenix, Arizona, with ancestral roots in Udupi, Sakleshpur, and Mangaluru, has ...

When you hear the name Alcatraz, you probably think of Alcatraz Island up San Francisco way. Or if you know something about ...

Alcatraz Island is celebrating Earth Day by hosting a full day of educational activities. Zoom in: The event will feature ...