Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

At Alcatraz, Hopkins had some infamous neighbours. The facility housed many violent criminals over its 30 years - Al Capone; ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

as well as contact information for a San Francisco attorney who had defended Alcatraz inmates in the past, the files say. The attorney told the FBI he never heard from Morris or the Anglins.

President Donald Trump may want to open up the once-notorious Alcatraz Island prison to again house the “worst of the worst” criminals, but one woman remembers “The Rock” as a wonderful place to grow ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

The US president plans to reopen this island prison in the San Francisco Bay, which has been closed since 1963, in order to ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...

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