One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

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

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

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

President Donald Trump announced a plan to renovate and reopen Alcatraz as a prison for "the most dangerous criminals" in the ...

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

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 years ago.

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again. It comes more than 60 years after the California ...

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 ...