Inspired by true events, this video recreates the June 11th, 1962, Alcatraz escape from the perspective of the escapees. It details the meticulous planning, digging, and execution of the escape from ...

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he wanted Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison even though it has been closed for more than 60 years. Its outsized place in the public ...

Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events. Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. As all good Bay Area history nerds know, Alcatraz Prison ...

One of the best Clint Eastwood movies out there, "Escape from Alcatraz" is a standout representative of the prison break genre, made all the more impressive by the fact that it's based on a true story ...