How many inmates at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz? How many people in a cell? Where do they eat? Who works there? Is there air ...

Gone are the days of scaling prison walls or digging holes out of Alcatraz. If a prisoner wants to escape their cell, the ...

I remember this green, and I hate it. I’m standing in a preserved cell on Alcatraz Island, staring at the green paint lining ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a ...

Some of the objections to the facility are that it's located in an alligator and snake-infested swamp. I've also read that ...

Around 1910, Alcatraz was being used to house military prisoners, who built the island's iconic three-story cell house that still stands on the island today. Later, when the U.S. government was ...

So when the federal penitentiary there opened its cell doors in 1934, there wasn’t much room to house inmates. ... Ill., provided a place to house the Alcatraz inmates more cheaply.

Around 1910, Alcatraz was being used to house military prisoners, who built the island's iconic three-story cell house that still stands on the island today.. Later, when the U.S. government was ...

On average over its 29-year operation, Alcatraz held just 260 prisoners – less than 1% of the total federal inmate population at the time. But as a "worst of the worst" facility, it was infamous.

On average over its 29-year operation, Alcatraz held just 260 prisoners – less than 1% of the total federal inmate population at the time. But as a "worst of the worst" facility, it was infamous.