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

A reported White House plan, announced May 4, to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off San Francisco ...

US President Donald Trump declared "nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz," outlining plans to reopen the island prison. It was ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

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.

President Trump has proposed turning Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary back into a working prison. The island prison off the ...

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

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

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco. How much did it cost to operate? Why ...

While Trump said Alcatraz prison — also known as "The Rock" — is a "symbol of law and order," such an idealistic emblem would be a realistic expense for taxpayers. History shows us that the ...