The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

Since the prison doors of Alcatraz last slammed shut, the island — nicknamed "The Rock" — has become a popular tourist destination, but now the president wants it rebuilt to crack down on violent ...

The powerful prison syndicate known as the Aryan Brotherhood has moved to expand its reach, testimony and court records show, ...

The death of an L.A. County inmate marks the 13th suspected homicide in state prisons this year as violence surges despite a ...

A prison officer at a Midlands jail was taken to hospital after an inmate attack. The officer was hurt during the incident at HMP Lowdham Grange, Nottingham, on Thursday, April 17. The incident ...

Four Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison staff members were injured in two separate assaults at the prison on Sunday, Corrections says. In the first incident, a prisoner used a sandwich press to assault ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man who fatally shot another man at the Campland on the Bay RV resort in Pacific Beach was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in state prison. Michael Lawrence Callahan ...

But after three years of freedom, he may be heading back to prison, unless top officials intervene. Brown spent 23 years locked up after being sentenced to 40 years for two counts of attempted ...

Four staff members were injured in two separate assaults at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison on Sunday. Photo / Paul Taylor Four Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison staff members were injured in two ...