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

The last-known living inmate to serve time in Alcatraz has revealed what haunted him most about being locked up on the ...

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

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

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

A CORK politician has ruled out Ireland’s Alcatraz reopening as a prison following Donald Trump’s bid to revive the iconic US ...

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

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

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

President Donald Trump said he's directing federal agencies to reopen the federal prison at Alcatraz, which closed in 1963 ...

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.

The notion that the island prison is truly escape-proof ... citing a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Alcatraz was shuttered for good the following year, remaining dormant until the National ...