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

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

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

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

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

President Trump said on May 4 he wants to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison. It closed in 1963 because it was too expensive ...

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

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

An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...

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

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has ...