Spike Island, the site of a notorious prison that remained in use until 2004, will this summer host a unique sporting event.

A first generation American from Queens, N.Y., Kameny was a decorated WWII veteran. With a prodigious 148 I.Q., he earned a ...

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

Another ‍prominent ‍Jewish ‍prisoner ‍at ‍Alcatraz ‍was ‍Meyer ‍Harris ‍“Mickey” ‍Cohen, ‍whose ‍parents ‍had ‍immigrated ‍to ...

President Donald Trump directed multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to rebuild the Alcatraz Island federal prison. The infamous jail would be used “to house America’s most ...

President Trump's recent announcement regarding the potential reopening of Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary has ignited a ...