Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

Donald Trump's claim that he is preparing to reopen Alcatraz prison has rejuvenated interest in the infamous high-security ...

To this day, the 1947 murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. the Black Dahlia, remains perhaps the most haunting ...

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent movies and held famous criminals. The move was unexpected and shocked ...

Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the high-security prison.

gangster George Kelly Barnes or “Machine Gun Kelly,” gangster Mickey Cohen, and Harlem crime boss Ellsworth Raymond “Bumpy” Johnson. Despite being rated as a maximum security prison ...

The fourth season is expanding the show’s cast. Netflix recently announced that Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jason O’Mara, Javon Johnson, celebrity chef Nancy Silverton, Constance Zimmer, Kyle Richards, Scott ...

MobLand scratches the surface of an amazing genre, but there are many other similar movies that fans can watch as well.

People are looking for the mythical spring in Guy Ritchie's heist film, Fountain of Youth, which is coming on Apple TV+ on May 23, 2025.

Everyone knows “The White Lotus,” “The Pitt,” “Severance” and “The Studio” are set to (deservedly) dominate this year’s Emmy ...

A Los Angeles-based gangster and head of the Cohen crime family throughout the mid-20th century, Meyer "Mickey" Cohen was incarcerated on and off at Alcatraz between 1961 and 1963. Cohen was sent ...