Alcatraz Island haunt stories and 1969 occupation

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary operated on Alcatraz Island until 1963 and is the site of numerous visitor and staff reports of unexplained noises and apparitions that have entered local lore. The island was also the location of the 1969–1971 Occupation of Alcatraz by Native American activists, a well-documented political protest often referenced in accounts of the site. The haunting reports are anecdotal and debated, while the prison operation and the occupation are historical facts tied to the island.