President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social his intention to reopen Alcatraz Island as a maximum-security federal ...

While Trump said Alcatraz prison — also known as "The Rock" — is a "symbol of law and order," such an idealistic emblem would be a realistic expense for taxpayers. History shows us that the ...

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

President Donald Trump announced on May 5, 2025, the reopening and expansion of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to house ...

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

The name Alcatraz still elicits thoughts about the shady characters kept in isolating (and poor) conditions that made the ...

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

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

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

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

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