Web Directory

» A Brief History of Alcatraz
   Describes before the prison was built, the rock, birdman, escape attempts, and the closure of the facility. Compiled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
   http://www.bop.gov//about/history/alcatraz.jsp

» Alcatraz After Dark
   A set of photos from a trip to Alcatraz at night.
   http://www.eljay.org/alcatraz

» Alcatraz Cam
   Alcatraz History, IPIX 360 tour, Tickets, Photos and Web Cam.
   http://www.alcatrazcam.com

» Alcatraz Island
   Official site of the former federal prison, military fortification, lighthouse, and site of a 1969-1972 Native American occupation.
   http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/

» Alcatraz Photographic Tour
   A tour of Alcatraz in pictures.
   http://columbiamaryland.com/alcatraz.htm

» AlcatrazHistory.com
   A history of the prison including famous inmates, rules and regulations, and escape attempts.
   http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/

» FBI Freedom of Information Act: Alcatraz Escape
   1757 pages from the FBI files on June 12, 1962 escape. In PDF format.
   http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/alcatraz.htm

» Islands of Infamy
   The role of prisons in society, which focuses on Robben Island and Alcatraz as two contrasting island prisons.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/21109/

» Jerry's Riot
   A former Alcatraz convict clashes with a reform warden and leads a deadly riot at Montana State Prison in 1959.
   http://www.skybluewaterspress.com

» Post at Alcatraz Island
   The history of Alcatraz as a US military post.
   http://www.militarymuseum.org/Alcatraz.html

» Warden Johnston's Alcatraz: 1933 to 1948
   Includes timeline, convict biographies, historic documents, maps, official statistics, and photographs.
   http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/