SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz ... The last inmate to leave the 29-year-old island prison was Frank C. Weatherman, age 29, a gun smuggler who was transferred here Dec. 14, 1962 ...

The federal prison had closed six years ... On the other hand, the island’s starkly beautiful setting, within sight of San Francisco’s skyline, is itself compelling. Even inmates couldn ...

One of San Francisco's most famous islands is Alcatraz, the former high-security prison that is now a tourist ... There's perhaps none more worthy than Angel Island, the largest natural island ...