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

“The birds can go in and out. And they chose to come there.” ...

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

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

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall III expressed confidence in the viability of using Alcatraz again, ...

President Trump recently floated the idea of reopening San Francisco’s Alcatraz federal penitentiary. Could he reopen ...

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

The last known living inmate to serve time in the infamous Alcatraz prison reveals what haunted him most about being locked up on the island as President Trump flirts with the idea of reopening.

President Donald Trump may want to open up the once-notorious Alcatraz Island prison to again house the “worst of the worst” criminals, but one woman remembers “The Rock” as a wonderful ...

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