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The Bureau of Prisons has the following Alcatraz information available online; A Brief History, Alcatraz: Inmate Regulations, 1956, Murder in the First and the U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, and Statement of Director James V. Bennett regarding the Henry Young case.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has the following historic files available online in the PDF format; 1962 "Escape from Alcatraz", Alphonse Capone, and the Barker-Karpis Gang.

Joel GAzis-SAx maintains a very interesting website devoted to Alcatraz during the Warden Johnston years (1934-1948).

The text of the Indians of all Tribes Alcatraz Proclamation from the 1969-1971 occupation is available from The Fourth World Documentation Project.

The International Indian Treaty Council is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples and the protection of their human rights, cultures, and sacred lands. They hold Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz on Thanksgiving, and Columbus Day every year. This event is open to the public.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an Act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice.

The American Civil War Homepage is a great collection of Civil War related links.

Current San Francisco weather reports (and lots of other useful information, including tide schedules and sunrise/sunset tables) is available here thanks to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

This link will get you a gif from KPIX's camera on Nob Hill. It features a live view of San Francisco (sometimes it's even pointed at Alcatraz).

Any suggestions for other links you feel we should have listed here, or reports of any problems with any of these links should be forwarded to goga_alcatraz@nps.gov.