According to former FBI supervisory special agent, the 10 violent criminals who escaped from a New Orleans jail last Friday ...

One of the fugitives, Derrick Groves, was convicted on two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted ...

Escaping from San Francisco's infamous Alcatraz Prison was historically a treacherous task, and now it's become an annual ...

Have you ever seen an unusual epitaph on a headstone and wanted to know the rest of the story? We've gathered some fascinating tales.

Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.

Escape from Alcatraz,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” are among the most memorable films set on Bay Area islands.

Even if Alcatraz, which was built to hold somewhat more than 300 inmates, is resurrected and expanded, it’ll hold only a ...