An Army specialist at Fort Irwin National Training Center was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for the killing of a fellow soldier last year at the desert base in Southern California.

This image shows Alcatraz Island when it was a military prison, circa 1900. Courtesy of the National Park Service On May 28, 1875, a Modoc man from Southern Oregon died at Alcatraz.

Two inmates attempted to escape at Fort Leavenworth’s U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in late April, an Army spokesman confirmed Thursday. Corrections specialists prevented the April 29 escape. The ...

News Military Branches Army Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence Two inmates were injured in the April 29 escape attempt.

The necessity to keep Alcatraz as a fort was short-lived, however. The island never once fired its guns and in less than 10 years, the island became of a military prison.

The necessity to keep Alcatraz as a fort was short-lived, however. The island never once fired its guns and in less than 10 years, the island became of a military prison.