Perched atop a rocky island surrounded by the treacherous waters of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz had mother nature on its side in establishing a reputation as the prison nobody could escape from.

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

An insight into Frank Lee Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin's 1962 attempt to escape from Alcatraz, reputedly the world's most secure prison at the time. The authorities always ...

Alcatraz Island, home to the nation’s most notorious pen, was the site of a crucial civil rights battle 50 years ago. Shutterstock Fifty years ago this November, a group of Native American ...

Alcatraz is managed by the National Park Service ... Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on the prison’s most famous 1962 escape, when Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

including the classic film Escape from Alcatraz, the new series After Alcatraz focuses on who these men might have been and ...