It wouldn't change much and it would cost too much — but the point would be to create a spectacle of degradation.

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

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

Alcatraz Island hasn't been used as a federal penitentiary since 1963. It had a capacity of roughly 300 people.

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

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

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

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent ...