Alcatraz Island - cellhouse anecdotes

Alcatraz Island, reached by ferries departing Pier 33, served as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963 and earlier as a military fortification. Visitors, former staff, and tour narratives have frequently reported sounds such as disembodied voices, footsteps, and cold spots in the cellhouse; these anecdotal accounts appear in oral histories and media coverage about the island. Night tours and interpretive programs sometimes reference these reports alongside the documented institutional history of the facility.