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 ...

Swimmers ring in New Year with annual plunge from Alcatraz to SF Swimmers from across the Bay Area rang in 2025 with the annual New Year's Day swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Alcatraz ferry ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. US: “Break the rules and you go to prison. Break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz ...

Alcatraz Island, home to the nation’s most notorious pen, was the site of a crucial civil rights battle 50 years ago. Shutterstock Fifty years ago this November, a group of Native American ...