As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

But only a rare few know that this was once a 15-room mansion boasting panoramic views for the most powerful men on Alcatraz, ...

If built, it would surround a special wing at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel holding Palestinian security prisoners, ...

Alcatraz Island, a small, rocky outcrop about 1.5km offshore from San Francisco, is surrounded by chilly waters and fierce ...

The Israeli security minister has proposed using the animals to help guard Palestinian prisoners involved in the Oct. 7 ...

Hundreds of swimmers will brave the chilly waters of the San Francisco Bay and paddle from Alcatraz Island this weekend.

The initiative reopens the debate on the hardening of the penitentiary regime and the situation of Palestinian prisoners ...

One of America’s most enduring true-crime mysteries is returning to the spotlight with Discovery Channel’s upcoming series ...

Brothers John and Clarence Anglin, two of 14 siblings, began their criminal careers with petty burglaries and car thefts before escalating to a string of bank robberies across the South. Like Morris, ...

Alcatraz Federal Prison in San Francisco Bay, California, 1938. (BSLOC_2013_8_165) - Everett Collection More than 60 years after three inmates disappeared into the icy waters surrounding Alcatraz, one ...

One of the survivors of Tuesday's deadly boat capsizing near Alcatraz Island is speaking publicly for the first time, describing the frantic moments she escaped the sinking vessel and the heartbreak ...