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 more than 50 years of functioning as the popular tourist ...

Alcatraz was supposed to be America’s most escape-proof prison, surrounded by freezing water, brutal currents, and constant guard checks. But in 1962, Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers spent months building tools,

Sen. Shevrin Jones and former Miami-Dade commissioner Oliver Gilbert point fingers over political contributions.

What's next for environmental and advocacy groups that fought Alligator Alcatraz as the facility is now dismantled and the gates locked.