From military defenses to a federal prison, Alcatraz’s history is full of twists and harsh realities. Learn how this isolated island became synonymous with danger and despair. The story reveals why it ...

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While its inmates remain infamous, it was the haunted environment of the institution itself that truly secured its place in history. Alcatraz was isolated by design. Surrounded by icy, treacherous ...

A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three ...

They left, says Kelsey, with a ghost story or two — as well as some of the best scientific and historical findings of his decades-long career. Alcatraz was 3D-mapped for the first time in history.

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

(CNN) — The future of Alcatraz lies in one man’s hands. In 2023, as sea levels rose around the iconic island in San Francisco Bay, Pete Kelsey — a technologist ...

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.