From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some ...

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.

Noem Deflects "Alligator Alcatraz" Criticism with Historical Context Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem turned the tables on NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet the ...

Nazi comparisons surge in response to aggressive immigrant detention and enforcement policies, as do rebukes that such ...

A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three ...

The following is a timeline of Alcatraz history, with information provided by the park service. 1853 — U.S. military begins construction of a fort on Alcatraz Island to defend San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz’s Captivating Hold on History Fifty years after Native American activists occupied the island, take a look back at the old prison in San Francisco Bay. Ben Crair. November 2019.

A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three ...

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous prison-turned ...