The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons told the media at the time: 'We want something more clever than sluggers to ...

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 ...

The Bureau of Prisons intends to cut retention bonuses by 10% for federal prison staff in Colorado, according to union ...

As a dogged federal manhunt and chance encounters ... life on the run is an even more hellish prison than Alcatraz could have ever been. “The possible escape from Alcatraz by three men in ...

Getty Images A view of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in the 1930s when it was America's premier maximum-security prison The former prison is now a popular San Francisco tourist site, with more ...

The Federal Correctional Complex, known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies, in Florence, Colorado. The Bureau of Prisons has been under fire for a number of issues in recent years. A plague of inmate ...

A view of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Before it was a federal prison, the island was home to a 19th-century fort, remains of which are still found under newer buildings. (Hans Blossey ...

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 ...