Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay to detain ...

Donald Trump announced he would be directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin taking steps to renovate and eventually ...

The maximum-security prison of Alcatraz will be back in operation. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social: 'I have directed the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Department of Justice, ...

Alcatraz Island is in the bay north of the city, and visible from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for its years as a federal prison, from 1934-63, but its history is much longer.

The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million ...

President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a ...

Marshall highlighted the site's historical significance in a statement: "USP Alcatraz has a rich history," he said. "We look forward to restoring this powerful symbol of law, order, and justice.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz prison to house America's most violent offenders, ...

Alcatraz closed in 1963 due to high operating costs, which were almost three times higher than other federal prisons. The island, a National Historic Landmark and popular tourist destination ...

President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history. Originally a military fort, it became a federal penitentiary in 1934 ...

The federal prison in California, which stopped operating as such in 1963, is atop the Alcatraz island which is a national historic landmark and a popular tourist destination. "It's a symbol of ...