Like many Indian reservations, Alcatraz had no modern facilities or fertile soil. The federal prison had closed six years earlier, and the island had been designated “surplus government property.” ...

The future of Alcatraz lies in one man’s hands ... Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on the prison’s most famous 1962 escape, when Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

We'll also take a behind the scenes look at Alcatraz a historic prison. All that and an orangutan that loves to read on today's episode of CNN 10.

America's most infamous maximum security prison Alcatraz, home to the country's most dangerous criminals, is considered to be an impenetrable fortress. A group of prisoners, led by an armed robber ...

Alcatraz Island is celebrating Earth Day by hosting a full day of educational activities. Zoom in: The event will feature ...

A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.

Because the museum's exterior design is based on both the Tennessee State Prison and Alcatraz Island prison, some visitors were dismayed that there was no information about prisons. Temper your ...

Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has expressed interest in hosting a boxing event inside the former Alcatraz prison, off the coast of San Francisco, in June or July of this year. And McGregor ...