Alcatraz was built to be the prison nobody could escape, surrounded by freezing water, strong currents, and one of the ...

It is hailed as America's greatest prison break. In June 1962, three inmates at Alcatraz fooled guards with papier-mâché heads, carved tunnels with spoons, stitched together a raft from raincoats and ...

President Donald Trump’s latest fantastic notion is to repurpose Alcatraz Island, one of the National Park Service’s most ...

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...

Alcatraz Island, one of the San Francisco area’s most popular tourist attractions, closed abruptly Monday, April 20, 2026, ...