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

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal ... “You would be losing a lot of history there.” CNN’s FJ Feng and Alex Matthews contributed to this ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

RICHARD TUGGLE, screenwriter, Escape From Alcatraz ONCE THE CHICAGO-BASED editorial department completed the life jacket article, the story went with the rest of the March 1962 issue to a printing ...

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

The infamous prison has been closed for more than 60 years, AP reported.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a small island of the same name off the coast of San Francisco that once housed ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...