Mugshot of Robert Stroud, also known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz." Stroud raised and sold birds while a prisoner at Leavenworth Penitentiary, but was not allowed to while incarcerated at Alcatraz.

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary officially closed on March 21, 1963, after 29 years of operation. It remains one of the most famous prisons in the world and has become one of the most popular National ...

Alcatraz became famous as a prison. It stayed famous as a myth. And now, more than 60 years after the last inmate left, that myth is powerful enough that President Donald Trump wants to turn it back ...