Like many Indian reservations, Alcatraz had no modern facilities or fertile soil. The federal prison had closed six years earlier, and the island had been designated “surplus government property.” ...

There is no prison more prolific than Alcatraz, so it should come as no surprise that some of its past inmates have been equally notorious. Alcatraz Penitentiary was the country's premiere maximum ...

Business Insider visited Alcotraz, a controversial Alcatraz themed pop up cocktail ... Sam Shearman about the backlash he has received around the prison theme. Mr Shearman said; "So I've always ...

Alcatraz Prison/Shutterstock In 1940 ... designed to break the spirit through complete isolation. Prisoners locked inside ...

The future of Alcatraz lies in one man’s hands ... Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on the prison’s most famous 1962 escape, when Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling "Rock" in San Francisco Bay today and headed for other institutions. The government is abandoning the maximum ...

But boxing's Saudi boss Turki Alalshikh could well be on the verge of trumping them all, with his plans for WBO super-lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez to fight inside Alcatraz prison.

Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has expressed interest in hosting a boxing event inside the former Alcatraz prison, off the coast of San Francisco, in June or July of this year. And McGregor ...