William Baker, 91, is believed to be one of the last living inmates of Alcatraz. He has harrowing tales to tell, including about the time he tried to escape.

Steve Lopez I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders. What took you so long? The “Rock,” as it has sometimes been ...

This legislation will have a significant effect on California, reversing Proposition 12. Proposition 12, passed by a majority ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John ...

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

The School,” about Oakland’s Hintil Ku’u Ca preschool, premieres this month. The film documents the school’s origins in the ...

President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday that he is ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and ...

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

More than three months into Trump’s second term, California has filed 19 suits against the president and his administration.

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic understaffing has led to long overtime shifts and the use of prison nurses, ...