It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

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

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Jared Moskowitz humorously mocks Donald Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz. Moskowitz suspects Trump got his idea of reopening Alcatraz from watching ...

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

"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 ...