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

There is no prison more prolific than Alcatraz, so it should come as no surprise that some of its past inmates have been equally notorious. Alcatraz Penitentiary was the country's premiere maximum ...

were sent to prison, where they ended up attempting an escape. John and Clarence were then sent to Alcatraz, where they met Morris and banded together to plot their escape. A key component of the ...

The very name "Alcatraz" connotes an inescapable prison — except three men did ... His experience drawing dark shadows, bloody violence, and haunted faces serves "Out of Alcatraz" perfectly.

Paranormal investigators Rhonda and Dwight Hull are returning to Benson for another evening of chilling encounters and ...

The Alcatraz of the Rockies, officially known as the United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum (ADX), is the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the crumbling "Rock" in San Francisco Bay today and headed for other institutions. The government is abandoning the maximum ...

Alcatraz Island, located in the chilly waters ... Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a fortress-like prison with a haunting history. Once home to notorious criminals ...

Built over a desolated island on the coast of San Francisco, the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary made history as the darkest pit you could hide prisoners from 1934 to 1963. The imposing fortress ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers ... the purportedly haunted site is open to visitors who wish to learn ...