On the night of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, locked up for theft and sent to ‘The Rock’ ...

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

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

The decision to close Alcatraz was one of logistics, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It cost the U.S. government roughly ...

Even Elon Musk would have to chainsaw the idea of having to send ships of materials and laborers — and eventually prisoners ...

An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...

Legal experts told Fox News on Monday that President Trump could "absolutely" reopen Alcatraz off the California coast but ...

President Donald Trump announced a plan to renovate and reopen Alcatraz as a prison for "the most dangerous criminals" in the ...

“Of course, it became the hottest thing in the media at the time ... intense and worldwide news coverage. Within days, searchers skimming the waters near Alcatraz Island, with its crystal ...

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 — ...