Pictured here in the 1970s, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ... He arrived on the island prison at the age of 18 where he immediately began plotting his escape. His plans to flee culminated in ...

They were in prison for committing bank robberies. “The ongoing U.S. Marshals investigation of the 1962 escape from Alcatraz federal prison serves as a warning to fugitives,” the agency said in a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling "Rock ... buildings which contributed to recent escape attempts. The last inmate to leave the 29-year-old island ...

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 ...

two of the prisoners who escaped Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1962, making their way to shore. It follows their post-escape plan as they meet with conspirators and prepare to leave San Francisco.

When most people think of a prison break, the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz Island is likely the first that comes to mind. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

Built over a desolated island on the coast of San Francisco, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ... guards on the night of the escape. Then, they crawled through the prison ventilation system ...

A citizen of China has been indicted after authorities said she escaped a federal prison in Connecticut where ... charges 31-year-old Xiaoqin Yan with escape from the custody of the Attorney ...