Washington’s now-abandoned McNeil Island Corrections Center was a federal penitentiary for over 100 years. Could the federal ...

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 ...

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

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was ...

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

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

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

What some might not know about Alcatraz Island is that it was not just home to criminals; about 60 families of staff members ...

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