Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before.

President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen and expand the notorious Alcatraz prison for incarcerating “America’s most ...

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

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

President Trump posted on Truth Social that he wants to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” prison on San Francisco ...

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

As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get ...

The president is apparently making decisions about America's penitentiary system based on a 46-year-old Clint Eastwood movie ...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal ...

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