A mysterious letter has come to light purportedly from one of three inmates who famously escaped Alcatraz in 1962. Someone claiming to be John Anglin wrote to San Francisco police in 2013 ...

A new study has found US Civil War-era tunnels and buildings buried beneath the famed Alcatraz island prison in San Francisco, California. Historians had long-suspected that the notorious federal ...

Aztec dancers perform at the annual sunrise gathering for Indigenous Peoples' day on Alcatraz Island. Photo on Oct. 14, 2024 by Abigail Van Neely. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, ...

Alcatraz Island will remain closed on Saturday due to an ongoing power outage, officials announced. Since Thursday, numerous ...

A big game to kick off the Euroleague at home. Real Madrid take on Partizan Belgrade tonight in the second round of fixtures as they look to start a winning streak. The aim is to be solid at the ...

Set in the early 1960s, this fact-based chronicle details the story of a group of inmates who plot a daring breakout from the maximum-security institution off the coast of San Francisco.

People interested in crime, history and mysteries will appreciate the wealth of exhibits at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum. Sprawled across 25,000 square feet of space, the museum is designed to ...

Alcatraz AI is introducing a system that deploys a sensing device, about the size of a badge reader, with multiple colour and infrared cameras that can detect facial features and confirm an identity.