The most unusual inmate on notorious island prison

The convicted killer was an expert on a hobby followed by millions of people, and was the subject of a famous movie.
NBC Los Angeles

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 ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

From 'Public Enemy No. 1' to 'Birdman,' these 5 Alcatraz inmates had Kansas ties

Several notorious criminals with Kansas connections served time in Alcatraz, including Alvin Karpis, “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud. Donald Trump expressed interest in reopening Alcatraz ...

Escaping Alcatraz: What it’s like to swim from infamous prison to San Francisco

It’s thanks to an ingenious escape attempt in 1962 by Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers that most people have forgotten ...