President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...

The president announced his audacious plan via TruthSocial on Sunday night — saying he got the idea after getting frustrated ...

Donald Trump's call to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay has garnered attention since the ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast ...

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

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has ...

William Baker, 91, is believed to be one of the last living inmates of Alcatraz. He has harrowing tales to tell, including about the time he tried to escape.

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

Over the weekend, Trump posted on social media that he wants to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. "The Rock" ...