Alcatraz Island, simply known as Alcatraz, was once America’s most secure federal prison. The now-abandoned federal prison attracts about 1.6 million visitors every year for tours, bringing in an ...

Reginald Dwayne Betts was locked up as a teenager for carjacking. Books were his escape, and he went on to be a poet, lawyer ...

In its first 100 years, the local prison went from the least successful in the country to a global role model.

Critics are questioning the decision to hold immigrants at the maximum-security facility known as Angola, which has a troubled history. By Rick Rojas Reporting from Atlanta The maximum-security prison ...