Originally used as a military prison in the 19th century, in 1933 the American government decided Alcatraz would keep the ...

Comedian Ali Wong was among the first to visit Alcatraz as the San Francisco landmark reopened thanks to a ferry operator's ...

Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after they ...

The mysterious disappearance of hundreds of immigrants detained at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration processing center near ...

The original Alcatraz housed convicted federal prisoners, while the new facility detains individuals under immigration enforcement, often without legal representation. Critics argue that the new ...

A wave of new immigration jails is drawing widespread criticism for terrible conditions and restricted access to legal ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrived Thursday morning at Alcatraz, the San Francisco tourist attraction that President Donald Trump has vowed to reopen as a prison in ...

Miami Correctional Facility is almost 70 miles from the city of Speedway and Indiana's famous racetrack. But when the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security announced a plan to house ICE detainees there, ...

At 69 years old, I wake up every morning excited to go to work as an historical interpreter at Alcatraz. I leave home each ...

Prisoners across history have devised surprising, often cinematic, escapes from the confines that hold them. Whether it be a 17th-century Robin Hood staging a series of folklore-inspiring prison ...