Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

A CORK politician has ruled out Ireland’s Alcatraz reopening as a prison following Donald Trump’s bid to revive the iconic US ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

William Baker, 91, is believed to be one of the last living inmates of Alcatraz. He has harrowing tales to tell, including about the time he tried to escape.

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

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

President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

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

President Donald Trump has said he’d like to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous island lockup in the middle of San Francisco Bay, turning it into a maximum-security fortress.

as well as contact information for a San Francisco attorney who had defended Alcatraz inmates in the past, the files say. The attorney told the FBI he never heard from Morris or the Anglins.