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

Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was as much a psychological prison as it was a ...

Donald Trump plans to revive Alcatraz, the infamous island prison, to house America's most dangerous criminals. Closed since ...

He served 11 years in jail – three of which were spent at Alcatraz, where he was known as Inmate #1186 – before reforming and finding work as a carpet fitter and then as a hospital security guard.

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...

the notorious penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay that last held inmates more than 60 years ago. Alcatraz Island is pictured on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay ...

Former Alcatraz inmate Charlie Hopkins, now in his 90s, says Alcatraz is likely too old to be renovated. "I don't think he wants to reopen it, he's trying to draw attention to the crime rate.