President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

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

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On ...

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...

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

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

He went on to direct the Bureau of Prisons to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” version of Alcatraz with the help ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom said nothing about President Trump's order to reopen and rebuild the notorious Alcatraz ...