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 ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Now that Alcatraz might be reopened as a prison by the federal government, "Banfield" looks back at the historic facility that housed notorious figures, including George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Al ...
From The Haight to the Golden Gate -- the West Coast landmark crowned the most iconic bridge in the world -- San Francisco has no shortage of dazzling attractions. It's even home to the 'world's worst ...
President Trump may want to turn Alcatraz into a prison, but San Francisco kids have their own ideas — less jail time and a ...
The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three times more to run Alcatraz than other federal prisons NBC Universal, Inc. Alcatraz ...