Alcatraz Island

What Did Native Americans Use Alcatraz For?

Crime & Justice, Government, Law & Government, Public Safety / March 31, 2022

The Rock was the byname of Alcatraz because it was an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The prison was known to hold some of the most notorious criminals of American history, and it was often thought of as an inescapable prison. But before the island was modernized, how did the Native Americans […]

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Alcatraz’s reputation as a tough as nails prison was a Hollywood myth. Many inmates requested transfer there on account of its good food and one man per cell policy.

Crime & Justice / May 29, 2019

10 Things You May Not Know About Alcatraz 1. Al Capone played banjo in the inmate band. The notorious gangster and mob boss was among the first prisoners to occupy the new Alcatraz federal prison in August 1934. Capone had bribed guards to receive preferential treatment while serving his tax-evasion sentence in Atlanta, but that

Alcatraz’s reputation as a tough as nails prison was a Hollywood myth. Many inmates requested transfer there on account of its good food and one man per cell policy. Read More »