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

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 ...

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

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...

Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

The prison -- infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it -- was known ...

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