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

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

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

President Trump says the famous island prison off San Francisco is to be reopened to house "ruthless and violent" offenders.

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

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

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

US President Donald Trump said he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail ...

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.

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

President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history.

A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks ...