President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

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

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic ...