The penitentiary has over the years housed such infamous criminals as George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud, James Earl ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

Chris Pettit, the notorious ex-San Antonio lawyer who stole tens of millions of dollars from his clients, is now a resident of the U.S. penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. The Bureau of Prisons ...

In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...

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

he’ll go up against environmental laws The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1932, the Eagle reported, “CHICAGO (AP) ― The last obstacle to prevent the removal of Scarface Al Capone to a Federal penitentiary was removed today when the United States ...