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

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

Trump announced plans Sunday to reopen and expand the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to house "America's most ...

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

Conditions at Atlanta's main prison ... largest incarcerated population in the United States with nearly 50,000 people behind bars in 34 state-operated prisons and four private prisons.

Bureau of Prisons director said it will "vigorously" pursue "all avenues to support and implement" the Trump's agenda after ...