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

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

President Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison has drawn both support and fierce criticism. Officials, experts, and tourism ...

Reopening Alcatraz would be the ultimate iteration of this strategy, creating a living symbol of the president’s choreographed strength and his mockery of political correctness. And even if ...

Widner, the Anglins’ nephew, has visited Alcatraz many times. He says he stays out of political debates but doesn’t like the idea of scrapping the museum to make Alcatraz great again.

ALCATRAZ – Visitors to the prison here had mixed reactions Monday to President ... Tavares considers himself a political moderate, and he finds Trump’s Alcatraz plan not so much far right ...