Charlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.

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

President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San ...

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

If the feds need new prisons, Congress should appropriate the money to build them. But leave Alcatraz as is, part of a ...

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

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

The prison -- infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it -- was known ...

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

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

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

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...