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

US President Donald Trump declared "nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz," outlining plans to reopen the island prison. It was ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco. How much did it cost to operate? Why ...

President Trump announced plans to reopen the infamous Alcatraz maximum security prison. Why was it closed in the first place ...

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...

The news that Trump ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatrazreminded me that years ago, after visiting the ...

Trump Jr. floated the idea of turning Alcatraz back into a prison, but it seemed he was making one of his attempted jokes on ...

Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical ...

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

Steve Lopez I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders. What took you so long? The “Rock,” as it has sometimes been ...

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.