The "Louisiana Lockup" was revealed as the newest federal immigration detention site, intended to house hundreds of detainees ...

Alcatraz Island, simply known as Alcatraz, was once America’s most secure federal prison. The now-abandoned federal prison attracts about 1.6 million visitors every year for tours, bringing in an ...

The notorious Alcatraz prison is reopening. According to The Associated Press, the prison, which is located on an island along the coast of San Francisco, California, will be rebuilt and enlarged. The ...

“Dark tourism” embraces sites associated with death, tragedy and the macabre. Though it may be a new description, it’s certainly not a new phenomenon. Travelers into this morbid side of travel have a ...

Federal authorities say they've deliberately chosen a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to ...

One of the most notorious prisons in the history of Western civilization is France’s Bastille. Originally constructed as a defensive fortress in the late 14th century, the Bastille was declared a ...