According to historical accounts, out of the 36 Alcatraz inmates who tried to flee before the prison was closed in March 1963 ...

There is no prison more prolific than Alcatraz, so it should come as no surprise that some of its past inmates have been equally notorious. Alcatraz Penitentiary was the country's premiere maximum ...

The Alcatraz of the Rockies, officially known as the United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum (ADX), is the ...

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted the first tweet on March 21, 2006, giving rise to one of the most popular social media ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling "Rock" in San Francisco Bay today and headed for other institutions. The government is abandoning the maximum ...

After navigating a series of what he described as “government hurdles,” Goodman got the green light to plant the flowers in ...

Mixing historical fiction and crime thriller, Oni Press' Out of Alcatraz #1 imagines what happened after the most daring ...

‘The Rock’ could become the new home of boxing (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Alcatraz, one of the America’s most notorious prisons, could be set to open its doors again to host a ...

Swimmers ring in New Year with annual plunge from Alcatraz to SF Swimmers from across the Bay Area rang in 2025 with the annual New Year's Day swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Alcatraz ferry ...