Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

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Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.

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A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on May 4 in San Francisco. (Noah Berger/AP) Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be ...

As President Donald Trump called for the reopening of Alcatraz in a Sunday evening Truth Social post, many Americans were reminded of the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains ... out their lives hidden from justice and the public eye. “That case,” said Art Roderick ...