In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...

The president’s call to reopen the federal prison on Alcatraz Island is right in line with his sadistic notion of justice, no matter the cost or the physical obstacles to turning The Rock — ...

PERCHED on a rocky island a mile out to sea from San Francisco looms the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. One of the world’s most infamous prisons, it was built for the worst of the worst and ...

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

Donald Trump's call to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay has garnered attention since the ...

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

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

The president announced his audacious plan via TruthSocial on Sunday night — saying he got the idea after getting frustrated ...

Let's reserve one unit for the most notorious of criminals: a man capable of high crimes, violations of the United States ...

Alcatraz, the infamous island prison once home to America's most dangerous criminals, is set to reopen its doors, according to Donald Trump.

Alcatraz was named "La Isla de los Alcatraces" or "The Island of the Pelicans" by Spanish ... of an attack on humans by a great white shark inside the bay, although they have been observed inside ...