Not many people visit Snake Island each year, and there is a very good reason for that. Ilha da Queimada Grande, as it’s ...

Gun battles broke out across the northern neighborhood of Nueva Prosperina on March 6 between members of criminal group Los Tiguerones, one of the most powerful ... a very dangerous enemy, very ...

The prison off the coast of San Francisco is where the government sent notorious gangsters, such as Al Capone, as well as ...

HEIDI CREBO-REDIKER is a Senior Fellow in the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was as much a psychological prison as it was a ...

During our latest exploration, we followed an old underground pipe and made an unexpected discovery - a massive river cave ...

The island fortress entered American cultural lore after a 1962 escape by three inmates, notably Frank Morris, which became ...

Trump has ordered to reopen the most infamous jail in California to house violent offenders amid crime and safety concerns.

Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments at a time when the Bureau of Prisons has been shuttering prisons for similar infrastructure issues.

Donald Trump has floated plans to reopen Alcatraz, a notorious prison once home to America’s most dangerous criminals. Though ...

Donald Trump plans to revive Alcatraz, the infamous island prison, to house America's most dangerous criminals. Closed since ...