Convicts Frank Morris and Clarence Anglin have washed ashore in San Francisco after surviving their infamous escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in June 1962. They soon meet their gruff and ...

CBR takes an exclusive first look at covers and interior artwork for Oni Press' Out of Alcatraz by Christopher Cantwell and ...

Behind bars for robbing a bank, the three prisoners proved that Alcatraz -a federal penitentiary reserved for the "worst of the worst" - was not as "escape proof" as once believed. It is believed ...

There were 14 attempts to escape Alcatraz during the 29 years it served as a federal prison. Most attempts ended with the prisoners either being captured or killed. Frank Lee Morris and brothers ...

Author Kristen Tracy has released her fourth book this year, her latest release taking readers to one of the most famous prisons in America, Alcatraz. Tracy started her writing career in West ...

A new study has found US Civil War-era tunnels and buildings buried beneath the famed Alcatraz island prison in San Francisco, California. Historians had long-suspected that the notorious federal ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island ... this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman ...

Sprawled across 25,000 square feet of space, the museum is designed to look like a a blend of Alcatraz Island prison and the Tennessee state prison. It includes 100-plus interactive exhibits ...