Charlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

US President Donald Trump has said he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal ...

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.

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

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

Now, Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz prison and fill it with America's "most ruthless" criminals. It has been decades since the last inmate was moved out of the island penitentiary ...

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast ...