There are three prominent islands that jut out in San Francisco Bay just as you enter the Golden Gate. The one 1 ½ mile north ...

Three prisoners successfully escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and an expert has revealed the design flaw that made it possible.

For decades, the island was a towering emblem of punishment—first for enslaved labourers and lepers under colonial rule and ...

President Trump may want to turn Alcatraz into a prison, but San Francisco kids have their own ideas — less jail time and a ...

An expert spent more than 30 years researching Alcatraz and uncovered a flaw that helped pave the way for three men to escape ...

An expert spent more than 30 years researching Alcatraz and uncovered a flaw that helped pave the way for three men to escape ...

An expert spent more than 30 years researching Alcatraz and uncovered a flaw that helped pave the way for three men to escape ...

Even if you haven’t been to San Francisco, it’s appeared so often on our screens, big and small, that it’s one of the world’s ...