The name of Napoleon,” said the French emperor Napoleon III, “is a program in itself.” The same is true of Alcatraz, or as ...

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 — ...

The prison off the coast of San Francisco is where the government sent notorious gangsters Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" ...

The School,” about Oakland’s Hintil Ku’u Ca preschool, premieres this month. The film documents the school’s origins in the Red Power Movement and community efforts to keep it open.

President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday that he is ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and ...

Armed with robots, lasers, and specialized drones, Pete Kelsey and his team 3D-mapped all of Alcatraz Island, gaining access to areas previously off limits. Over the course of 13 months, the team ...

Since then the walls of Alcatraz have rotted in the salty sea wind. Restoring it from its current status as a decaying museum ...

Everyone can see that Grandpa Trump has become a menace, but no one is doing anything to limit the damage, much less to take ...

Torres: Sightseeing boats can boast spotting dolphins, manatees, sea turtles and maybe a glimpse of the Shoe Bomber or el ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Restoring the infamous island penitentiary would be a logistical nightmare, experts say: ‘on a cost-benefit analysis, it’s ...