Update 8/7/26: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Discovery Channel’s “Escape from Alcatraz” would premiere on Aug. 6. Discovery has not announced an official premiere date for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alcatraz Federal Prison in San Francisco Bay, California, 1938. (BSLOC_2013_8_165) - Everett Collection More than 60 years after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on June 12, 1962, reporting the escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz prison in California on ...

When one thinks of cinema-defining prison dramas, the first title that most often comes to mind is The Shawshank Redemption, Frank Darabont's moving adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita ...

Discovery Channel has unveiled new programming in its unscripted slate, with shows covering everything from extreme survival in the face of nature to investigations that seek to expose hidden truths ...

The video explores the prospect of swimming away from Alcatraz, focusing on concerns about sharks in the surrounding waters.