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

In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

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

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

As calls to reopen Alcatraz make headlines, Mexico's prison island tells a different story – of sea turtles, green parrots ...

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

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...