An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the high-security prison.

Trump said he's directed government agencies to reopen the notorious prison Alcatraz 'to house America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.' ...

In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was ...

Bulger was beaten to death inside his cell at the Hazelton federal prison in West Virginia on Oct. 30, 2018, shortly after he was transferred from a prison in Florida. William Bulger alleges in the ...