Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.

Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary ... on the east side of Alcatraz Island, the original 1857 sign on the sallyport was concealed by a century-old building that ...

Sam Bankman-Fried had hoped to win freedom by making a long-shot bid for a presidential pardon. Instead, he began the next ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...

Detail of the restoration work on the old Anchieta Prison (on Anchieta Island ... the buildings are much more modest than the original Alcatraz, they were in a worse state of preservation.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The last inmates of Alcatraz Federal Prison left the ... The last inmate to leave the 29-year-old island prison was Frank C. Weatherman, age 29, a gun smuggler who was transferred ...

A California couple bought Frontier Town, the inspiration for Disney’s Frontierland. It’s also home to one of the largest ...

On April 1, 2025, internet users shared a rumor that investor Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway bought Tesla, billionaire ...

Conor McGregor sure sounds like a man that’s done with fighting. At a BKFC press conference in Florida this past Thursday, ...