Here's a look at some of the most famous criminals to get locked up in the island-based prison off the coast of San Francisco. Pictured here in the 1970s, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and the ...

According to historical accounts, out of the 36 Alcatraz inmates who tried to flee before the prison was closed in March 1963 ...

McNeill Island, Wash.; Lewisburg, Pa.; or Atlanta, Ga. A few moments after the 60-foot diesel boat left Alcatraz, prison Officer Gordon Gronzo formally closed the 100-foot Tower No. 1 on the east ...

Loosely based on the trial of Henri Young (a case that would change how prisoners on the island were treated), the film’s ...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet on March 21, 2006, giving rise to one of the most popular social media ...

The Alcatraz of the Rockies, officially known as the United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum (ADX), is the ...

But for those targeted by Indonesia's strict drug laws, inmates are kept in pained isolation as they await the death penalty. The island, dubbed 'Indonesia's Alcatraz', is known for its harsh ...

McGregor visited the White House on St Patrick's Day, where he used a meeting with Donald Trump to criticise Ireland's ...

Mixing historical fiction and crime thriller, Oni Press' Out of Alcatraz #1 imagines what happened after the most daring ...