President Donald Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz prison is ridiculous for many reasons, but high among them: It's a ...

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Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...

Likely the most popular abandoned prison in the U.S., Alcatraz Island, located in San Francisco Bay, is best-known for its ...

A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ...

What most people know about Alcatraz, the infamous prison island in San Francisco Bay, centers on a daring 1962 escape by inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin.

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963.

Visitors tour the prison cells on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. Photo by: Jed Jacobsohn / AP ...

Alcatraz Island — "the Rock" — has a tumultuous history that dates back to the 1850s when it was used as a military post to protect the San Francisco Bay shoreline.