It was the most secure prison in America—until three men outsmarted the system. Using fake heads, dummies in their beds, and a homemade raft, they escaped Alcatraz and vanished. This is the true story ...

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.

Located on the east side of Alcatraz Island, the original 1857 sign on the sallyport was concealed by a century-old building that backed up onto it. Kelsey’s discoveries have also lifted the veil on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just 8 years before he starred alongside Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon, Danny Glover had his start in Don Siegel’s thriller ...

Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ...

The organizers of the iconic Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon are launching the first-ever ESCAPE Aquathlon, a new swim-run event. What's the best way to break out of a pandemic-induced fitness rut?