Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...

The Trump administration's latest publicly-fought battles come as he pushes for steep film tariffs and the reopening of one ...

Trump Jr. floated the idea of turning Alcatraz back into a prison, but it seemed he was making one of his attempted jokes on ...

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

Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical ...

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

President Trump announced plans to reopen the infamous Alcatraz maximum security prison. Why was it closed in the first place ...

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

The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...

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

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.