In a stunning political twist, ex-President Rodrigo Duterte has been elected mayor of Davao City with over 662,000 votes—despite being jailed in The Hague over his brutal war on drugs. The crowd ...

A high-flying bank executive, whose alcohol problem destroyed his jet set lifestyle, has finally hit rock bottom in a prison ...

A North Little Rock man serving life for murder was assigned an additional 20-year sentence for kidnapping on Thursday.

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

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

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

Six Bulgarians convicted for belonging to a Russian espionage cell were given jail terms of up to 10 years by a U.K. court.

Restoring the infamous island penitentiary would be a logistical nightmare, experts say: ‘on a cost-benefit analysis, it’s ...

The prison, which housed infamous criminals such as Al Capone, closed in 1963 and is now one of San Francisco’s top tourist ...

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...