Augustus Frazier reads from a prepared statement in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. He was sentenced to life in prison ...

With accounts of overcrowded cells, filth-choked showers, and a kitchen sink that drained directly onto the floor, a new ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

The penitentiary closed in the 1960s and has become one of San Francisco’s top tourist destinations.

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

A mom accused of killing her two elementary school-aged children with a meat cleaver is heading to prison for life, ...

Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” ...

President Donald Trump on Monday called for former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison, where she is ...

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

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.

Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been ...

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...