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.

A prison guard kneels in 1962 by the escape hole in Frank Morris’ cell. Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz. State police were put on alert. The Coast ...

Earlier this month, President Trump said he wants to reopen and expand Alcatraz prison in order to house "America's most ruthless and violent offenders." Trump has since directed administrative ...

The notion that the island prison is truly escape-proof ... investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz. State police were put on alert. The Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers ...

Earlier this month, President Trump said he wants to reopen and expand Alcatraz prison in order to house "America's most ruthless and violent offenders." Trump has since directed administrative ...

Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - People tour the main cell house on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, March 15, 2021, as the historic island prison was reopened to visitors ...