In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

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

Yet the fact that the service is currently streaming the three best-known movies about the old San Franscisco island prison ...

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

"The Rock," another film about the island titled after its nickname, was released in 1996. It stars Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris and was directed by Michael Bay. More recently, the 2018 ...

Reopening Alcatraz — which closed in 1963 and has operated as a museum since — “should be on the table,” Homan told reporters ...

Donald Trump's claim that he is preparing to reopen Alcatraz prison has rejuvenated interest in the infamous high-security ...