U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz toured Alligator Alcatraz and said over 1,500 men are held in "inhumane" conditions at the ...

On Thursday, NewsCenter 5's Ed Harding took a tour of the infamous Alcatraz Island, a small island that was once a fort, a military prison, and a maximum security federal penitentiary. Among the ...

The island off San Francisco housed famous criminals, including Al Capone, in the mid-20th century. Now a National Historic Landmark, it's a tourist attraction with over a million annual visitors. San ...

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary officially closed on March 21, 1963, after 29 years of operation. It remains one of the most famous prisons in the world and has become one of the most popular National ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz Island as a modern federal prison and is requesting $152 million in funding from Congress to begin the project, according to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The penitentiary officially closed on March 21, 1963 after being in operation for nearly three decades.