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

Let's reserve one unit for the most notorious of criminals: a man capable of high crimes, violations of the United States ...

In an interview with the BBC this week, Hopkins described life at Alcatraz, where he made friends with gangsters and once ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

On a one-day layover in San Francisco, London pilot Vojta Ocelak hadn’t planned on visiting Alcatraz on Monday, but after ...

Investigators found the men punched out holes in their cell walls by drilling ... as well as contact information for a San Francisco attorney who had defended Alcatraz inmates in the past, the ...