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

Trapped in the worlds TINIEST prison and the worlds LARGEST prison! Who will escape first? The first person to escape their prison cell is the winner of this challenge! Each player must watch the ...

Trump's directive has revived debate over the prison that once held Al Capone. President Donald Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend that he wanted to reopen and expand the notorious ...

They say it was impossible to escape from alive (with perhaps one famous exception). Now, Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz prison and fill it with America's "most ruthless" criminals.

The two inmates involved in the escape attempt at Fort Leavenworth were treated and returned to custody. The incident is ...

Better yet, restoring it to full prison mode would be a sharp poke in ... in 1996 and starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. Or “Escape from Alcatraz” starring Clint Eastwood, the 1979 ...

The federal prison housed notorious criminals like Al Capone, and saw a high-profile escape that inspired the 1979 Hollywood film "Escape from Alcatraz." 'American Built’ explores the Alcatraz ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary. Alcatraz Island opened to the public in ...

Surrounded by strong currents and freezing, shark-infested waters, the island of Alcatraz is a formidable location for a maximum- security prison. Escape is believed to be near impossible — and ...

President Donald Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend that he wanted to reopen and expand the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay is drawing new attention to the ...

Most of the prison’s inmates were among those who refused to conform to rules at other federal jails or who were deemed “escape risks.” Alcatraz saw 14 separate escape attempts involving 36 ...