In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...

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

A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) A building ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

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

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...