MIAMI — Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — were held for up to two hours in small metal enclosures used as “calming areas, ...

The swim from Alcatraz is one of the more difficult open water races. The water temperature, bay waves and riptides, not to mention the wildlife, present plenty of challenges. How about competing with ...

For Marie Widner and Mearl Taylor, the fabled flight from the Rock is all about family. The two Florida women are the younger sisters of John and Clarence Anglin, who along with fellow prisoner Frank ...