While voluntary enlistment is still strong in Ukraine, it is no longer enough. Kyiv has began allowing prisoners to apply for early release in exchange for military service. While Russia's similar ...

According to historical accounts, out of the 36 Alcatraz inmates who tried to flee before the prison was closed in March 1963, only three remain unaccounted for, according to the U.S. Marshals Service ...

The Alcatraz of the Rockies, officially known as the United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum (ADX), is the ...

The island, dubbed 'Indonesia's Alcatraz', is known for its harsh conditions, with prisoners given minimal contact with the outside world, including legal aid. Past allegations of torture and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling "Rock" in San Francisco Bay today and headed for other institutions. The government is abandoning the maximum ...

Irish superstar Conor McGregor says he was offered a chance to fight on former US prison island Alcatraz, turned it down.

McGregor visited the White House on St Patrick's Day, where he used a meeting with Donald Trump to criticise Ireland's ...