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

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...