Jul 3, 2022Alcatraz To Close Next YearJuly 3, 1962 - Alcatraz, the Federal prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, will begin closing next year. James V. Bennett (pictured),...
Jul 2, 2022Attorney General Kennedy Leans Toward Closing AlcatrazJuly 2, 1962 - Time seems to be running out for Alcatraz Prison, the place where time stands still. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy...
Jun 17, 2022Officials Believe Escaped Alcatraz Convicts DrownedJune 17, 1962 - The finding of a plastic bag containing personal effects has strengthened the belief that three convicts who fled...
Jun 13, 2022Alcatraz is Falling ApartJune 13, 1962 - Three convicts who dug escape hatches with spoons through cell walls on Alcatraz Island were aided by the erosion and...