More than 20 years after the untimely passing of comedy icon Phil Hartman, fans of the comedian still celebrate his work in films and television, especially his iconic work on Saturday Night Live and ...

The name of Napoleon,” said the French emperor Napoleon III, “is a program in itself.” The same is true of Alcatraz, or as President Trump put it in a Truth Social post announcing his intention to ...

Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal ...

Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

For a century, Angel Island was utilized by the military because of its strategic location defending the Golden Gate. Today, ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

The last-known living inmate to serve time in Alcatraz has revealed what haunted him most about being locked up on the ...

SNL's Weekend Update addresses complaints from conservatives that Pope Leo XIV is "woke," and trashes Donald Trump wanting to ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

Charlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...