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Alcatraz Island  - http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/  Official site of the former federal prison, military fortification, lighthouse, and site of a 1969-1972 Native American occupation.  Escapes from Alcatraz  - http://zpub.com/sf50/alcatraz/  History of escapes from Alcatraz, with a news archive and photo gallery.  Alcatraz Prison Launch "Warden Johnston" 1945-1961  - http://www.wardenjohnston.com  Documents the history and ongoing restoration of the Alcatraz Prison Launch "Warden Johnston" with many photos and anecdotes, focusing mainly on the daily life of former residents.  Alcatraz Island: Memoirs of a Rock Doc  - http://www.alcatrazdoc.com/  Excerpts from Milton Daniel Beacher's book about the prison. Includes testimonials and ordering information.  Warden Johnston's Alcatraz: 1933 to 1948  - http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/  Includes timeline, convict biographies, historic documents, maps, official statistics, and photographs.  Alcatraz After Dark  - http://www.eljay.org/alcatraz/  A set of photos from a trip to Alcatraz at night.  Post at Alcatraz Island  - http://www.militarymuseum.org/Alcatraz.html  The history of Alcatraz as a US military post.  Alcatraz Photographic Tour  - http://columbiamaryland.com/alcatraz.htm  A tour of Alcatraz in pictures.  AlcatrazHistory.com  - http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/  A history of the prison including famous inmates, rules and regulations, and escape attempts.  Islands of Infamy  - http://library.thinkquest.org/21109/  The role of prisons in society, which focuses on Robben Island and Alcatraz as two contrasting island prisons.  Alcatraz Cam  - http://www.alcatrazcam.com  Alcatraz History, IPIX 360 tour, Tickets, Photos and Web Cam.  FBI Freedom of Information Act: Alcatraz Escape  - http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/alcatraz.htm  1757 pages from the FBI files on June 12, 1962 escape. In PDF format.  A Brief History of Alcatraz  - http://www.bop.gov//about/history/alcatraz.jsp  Describes before the prison was built, the rock, birdman, escape attempts, and the closure of the facility. Compiled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.