IT’S A TINY ISLAND. THERE’S NOT MUCH ROOM OUT ... AND HISTORIANS ALSO SAY IT WOULD To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

President Donald Trump may want to open up the once-notorious Alcatraz Island prison to again house ... Located about 1.25 miles off the San Francisco shore and overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge ...

The National Park Service says Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million in ...

Two local business owners are set to tackle what’s known as an “iconic” race in San Francisco and it will be a grueling ...

The last-known living inmate to serve time in Alcatraz has revealed what haunted him most about being locked up on the notorious island prison that President Trump plans to reopen. Charlie Hopkins ...

The notion that the island prison is truly escape-proof ... citing a story in the San Francisco Chronicle. Alcatraz was shuttered for good the following year, remaining dormant until the National ...

Steeped in history, Escape from Alcatraz has become legendary in the world of triathlon. Here's everything you need to know ...

San Francisco City Hall located at the center of downtown San Francisco. Photo by Scott Hobbs. A view of San Francisco from ...

The cruise isn’t the only way to cross from the island to the shores of San Francisco. The annual “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon attracts 2,000 athletes, who swim 1.5 miles from the island ...

How feasible the president’s plan to revive the historic maximum security penitentiary might be is a matter of some debate among experts ...

Situated on a tiny island off San Francisco, Alcatraz prison for years held high-profile criminals before it was decommissioned and turned into a popular tourist attraction. Here are five things ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.