Today marks 62 years since the last escapees made their way off Alcatraz Island, creating one of the nation’s biggest ...

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island. Although no one had managed to escape before, bank robber Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood ...

Claude is in prison for attempting to murder his wife, which he claims was an accident, but could nevertheless keep him ...

There were 14 attempts to escape Alcatraz during the 29 years ... they made their way off the island using rafts made of prison raincoats. However, it has never been established whether they ...

A request emerged from Reynhard Sinaga's parents to the Indonesian government for their son to be returned to their homeland.

Alcatraz Island, the infamous former prison turned historic museum in San Francisco Bay, could be the site of a professional ...

Alcatraz - known as The Rock - is no longer a working jail, but was a high-security penitentiary from 1934 to 1963. Notorious inmates of the island prison in San Francisco bay included gang boss ...

Sprawled across 25,000 square feet of space, the museum is designed to look like a a blend of Alcatraz Island prison and the Tennessee state prison. It includes 100-plus interactive exhibits ...

Here, 115 prisoners mostly live in communal houses, along with 69 prison employees ... fences on the island. In the 32 years that Bastøy has been open, there has only been one escape attempt ...