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

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

Needless to say, the idea is a deeply bizarre one: Alcatraz was closed for a reason – several very good reasons, in fact.

The president’s call to reopen the federal prison on Alcatraz Island is right in line with his sadistic notion of justice, no matter the cost or the physical obstacles to turning The Rock — ...

Even Elon Musk would have to chainsaw the idea of having to send ships of materials and laborers — and eventually prisoners ...

“Of course, it became the hottest thing in the media at the time ... intense and worldwide news coverage. Within days, searchers skimming the waters near Alcatraz Island, with its crystal ...

REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” Trump wrote, decrying what he called a national crisis of “vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal ...

Trump and Pelosi go head-to-head over the prospect of re-converting Alcatraz Island back into a prison, after more that six ...

Explore the rise of an authoritarian state in the United States, with constitutional erosion and economic destabilization as ...

Explore the implications of reopening Alcatraz and the systemic targets of Black communities in America's justice system.