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

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

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

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen the nearly century-old prison as a symbol of law and order, tourists ...

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

"For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society," President ...

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

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

Bureau of Prisons director said it will "vigorously" pursue "all avenues to support and implement" the Trump's agenda after ...

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

The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars ...

Alcatraz Island hasn't been used as a federal penitentiary since 1963. It had a capacity of roughly 300 people.