One of Alcatraz’s most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 years ago today on Jan. 6, 1939, for medical reasons. Eight years later, former ...

Now that Alcatraz might be reopened as a prison by the federal government, "Banfield" looks back at the historic facility that housed notorious figures, including George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Al ...

The penitentiary officially closed on March 21, 1963 after being in operation for nearly three decades.

NBC announced on Feb. 2 that portions of the Super Bowl 60 pregame show will be live from Alcatraz. Here's what to know.