America's Most Notorious Prison

America's Most Notorious Prison


April 1, 2025 | Samantha Henman

America's Most Notorious Prison


Although Alcatraz gained a reputation as the toughest prison in the U.S. due to brutally inhumane conditions—that wasn’t the reason the prison was ultimately shut down.

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GUIDES

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WORLD HISTORY

In 2026, researchers uncovered the world’s oldest cremation pyre in Africa, where a hunter-gatherer woman was cremated around 9,500 years ago.

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CULTURES

America's Remaining Major Native American Reservations

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