A former small town police chief who was convicted of murder escaped from an Arkansas prison May 25. Here's what to know ...

Grant Hardin, a former police chief serving an 80 year prison sentence for rape and murder, escaped from prison in Calico ...

in Little Rock has been handed down a sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Theotis Thornton, 42, of Little Rock, who was also a felon in possession of firearms, received the sentence ruling May ...

Photo: Fred Greaves/Reuters; Leah Millis/Reuters SAN FRANCISCO—To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

Latin Times Back to The Rock Trump Proposes Rebuilding Alcatraz Prison Posted: May 5, 2025 | Last updated: May 5, 2025 President Donald Trump said Sunday he will direct several federal agencies to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today marks Sine Die, the official end of the 95th General Assembly. As lawmakers wrap up their work, debate surrounding a proposed prison in Franklin County continues to ...

The federal prison island Alcatraz, known as "The Rock," stands in the San Francisco Bay, California, July 21, 1950. The island's enduring mystique has also attracted Hollywood, most notably for ...

The prison — infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it — was known as the “The Rock" and housed some of the nation's most notorious ...

While Trump said Alcatraz prison — also known as "The Rock" — is a "symbol of law and order," such an idealistic emblem would be a realistic expense for taxpayers. History shows us that the ...

Donald Trump plans to revive Alcatraz, the infamous island prison, to house America's most ... The 1962 breakout was not the only attempt to flee "The Rock." In 1937, two inmates disappeared ...

Reopen The Rock? Trump's idea for Alcatraz has been tried before. The prison was closed because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP ...

Dig deeper: The notorious, maximum-security prison, also called "The Rock," shut down in 1963 after running for 29 years because of its high costs, according to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).