“The birds can go in and out. And they chose to come there.” ...

Even if Alcatraz, which was built to hold somewhat more than 300 inmates, is resurrected and expanded, it’ll hold only a ...

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

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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...

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

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

President Donald Trump has said he’d like to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous island lockup in the middle of San Francisco Bay, turning it into a maximum-security fortress.

President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San ...