Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

President Trump announced plans to reopen the infamous Alcatraz maximum security prison. Why was it closed in the first place ...

The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical ...

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

After initially calling Trump’s Alcatraz order “distraction day in Washington,” Newsom said Monday that state officials ...