The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

Trump's aides released just 20% of the transcripts of his speeches and interactions with the press over his first 100 days, ...

The president’s call to reopen the federal prison on Alcatraz Island is right in line with his sadistic notion of justice, no matter the cost or the physical obstacles to turning The Rock — ...

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“Of course, it became the hottest thing in the media at the time ... intense and worldwide news coverage. Within days, searchers skimming the waters near Alcatraz Island, with its crystal ...

Vice President JD Vance raged against negative media coverage of the Trump Administration during a rally in South Carolina yesterday. Vance delivered his speech before steelworkers.

Explore the implications of reopening Alcatraz and the systemic targets of Black communities in America's justice system.