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Serving time at Alcatraz: What notorious criminals were housed on the island prison?
Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the high-security prison.
Alcatraz’s lore captivated America. Now it’s inspiring Trump.
The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.
A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future
Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...
Has Anyone Ever Escaped Alcatraz? What to Know as Trump Releases Plan
"For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society," President ...
Reopening Alcatraz would be expensive and largely symbolic. Here’s why.
For all of its notoriety, the prison never housed more than a few hundred inmates at a time and was shut down because it was ...