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

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

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

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has ...

President Trump said he is directing his administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on an ...

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

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