“The birds can go in and out. And they chose to come there.” ...

Escape from Alcatraz,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” are among the most memorable films set on Bay Area islands.

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

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

President Trump said Sunday that he was ordering the FBI to reopen the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the historic prison on ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Restoring the infamous island penitentiary would be a logistical nightmare, experts say: ‘on a cost-benefit analysis, it’s ...

Following the bay’s currents west toward the Golden ... citing a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Alcatraz was shuttered for good the following year, remaining dormant until the National ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

BEING ISOLATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY. THE ROCK WAS HOME TO THE ... AND HISTORIANS ALSO SAY IT WOULD To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...