The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist attraction, to push back against “radicalized judges.” ...

In August 1934, the first group of inmates arrived at Alcatraz, the maximum-security prison perched on a small island in San Francisco Bay. The Big House on the Bay was the ultimate destination for ...

One of Alcatraz's most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 years ago today on Jan. 6, 1939, for medical reasons. Eight years later, former ...

President Trump has called for Alcatraz prison, a nearly century-old structure now operated as a historical site and tourist attraction, to be reopened to house criminals. (Noah Berger / Associated ...

Once again, California is a hotspot of political unrest. This time, the source is one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist attractions, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. The penitentiary closed in ...

"It caught the public's imagination," says Heaney. "We will be dead and gone for years, and people will still be saying, coming off the boat: 'That's Alcatraz.'" iStockphoto Frank Heaney can't escape ...

In an unprecedented escalation of state-sanctioned vengeance, the Trump administration has launched a systematic campaign to dismantle the humanitarian protections afforded to 37 federal prisoners ...

One of Alcatraz’s most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 years ago today on Jan. 6, 1939, for medical reasons. Eight years later, former ...