THIS hellish island prison dubbed “Indonesia’s Alcatraz” sees death rows inmates held in “excruciating” conditions before they face jungle death marches and firing squad executions.

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 ...

adding that he has directed the DOJ, FBI, Homeland Security and the Bureau of Prisons to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” prison on San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island to “house ...

In 1981, Alcatraz Island was one of 14 sites evaluated as ... Here's a look at where things stand on the inside.

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

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 ...

Surrounded by strong currents and freezing, shark-infested waters, the island of Alcatraz is a formidable ... were disgusted by the conditions inside the prison. In 1939, US Attorney General ...

Located on the island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay ... Image: People tour the main cell house where inmates once lived. Pic: AP Inside, prisoners were always in individual cells with a ...

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

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous prison-turned ...

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

According to former FBI supervisory special agent, the 10 violent criminals who escaped from a New Orleans jail last Friday ...