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

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

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

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

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

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

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

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

He claims that ‘for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders’.Donald Trump has ...

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

Despite President Donald Trump's administration confirming that a plan to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz is already underway, ...