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

President Donald Trump recently chimed in on California's high-speed rail funding, the infamous Alcatraz prison and a 100% ...

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

President Donald Trump’s surprise call to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison may have been inspired less by policy briefings than by prime-time television. According to The Hollywood ...

On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...

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

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

Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests inspired by projects in the magazine.

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

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...