Renewed allegations of inhumane treatment are surfacing at the state-run immigration detention facility known as “Alligator ...

The protestors want state and federal authorities to close the controversial immigrant detention center, free detainees and ...

In August 1934, the first group of inmates arrived at Alcatraz, the maximum-security prison perched on a small island in San Francisco Bay. The Big House on the Bay was the ultimate destination for ...

Alcatraz has been closed as a prison since 1963, but new political talk has sparked debate about reopening it. We toured the cells and spoke with visitors about the idea. Some say it’s needed for the ...

All eyes will be at the Super Bowl and Levi’s Stadium on Sunday but before the game, all eyes will be on Alcatraz where the pre-game show will be taking place. The Bay Area’s famous former prison has ...

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...

The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three times more to run Alcatraz than other federal prisons NBC Universal, Inc. Alcatraz ...