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

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 — ...

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

“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 ...

Explore the rise of an authoritarian state in the United States, with constitutional erosion and economic destabilization as ...

Explore the implications of reopening Alcatraz and the systemic targets of Black communities in America's justice system.

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

As President Donald Trump called for the reopening of Alcatraz in a Sunday evening Truth Social post, many Americans were reminded of the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco ...

The president’s proposal is not a serious one," Pelosi said on social media on Sunday. "I think Speaker Emerita Pelosi said it right about Alcatraz. This is not a serious proposal," Lurie said ...

Alcatraz as a prison? What about a coliseum that features Jan. 6 patriots? Hearst Castle as the Western White House? And ...