According to historical accounts, out of the 36 Alcatraz inmates who tried to flee before the prison was closed in March 1963 ...

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was a notorious U.S. prison in San Francisco Bay that housed some of the most notable gangsters in the country's history, and many relatively unknown people.

The very name "Alcatraz" connotes an inescapable prison — except three men did escape in 1962, a year before the prison closed. These were Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin ...

Mixing historical fiction and crime thriller, Oni Press' Out of Alcatraz #1 imagines what happened after the most daring ...

In 1963, a decision was reached by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to close Alcatraz due to escalating costs. The isolation that had made it the ideal high security prison was also its downfall.

The iconic island off the coast of San Fransico closed down in 1963 ... Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Alcatraz was America’s most feared maximum security prison during its time in operation from ...

The former maximum security federal prison is situated on the Island of Alcatraz, located 1.25 miles from the coast of San Francisco. It is no longer in use and has been closed since 1963 ...

Sprawled across 25,000 square feet of space, the museum is designed to look like a a blend of Alcatraz Island prison and the Tennessee state prison. It includes 100-plus interactive exhibits ...