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

President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history.

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast ...

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.

Alcatraz isn’t being revived because it works, but because it intimidates. It has nothing to do with criminal justice, and ...

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...

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

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

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

Alcatraz was long considered the most notorious maximum-security prison in the United States and became world-famous through films after its closure in 1963. Today, Alcatraz is a popular tourist ...

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...