Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

Restoring the infamous island penitentiary would be a logistical nightmare, experts say: ‘on a cost-benefit analysis, it’s ...

Armed with robots, lasers, and specialized drones, Pete Kelsey and his team 3D-mapped all of Alcatraz Island, gaining access to areas previously off limits. Over the course of 13 months, the team ...

What some might not know about Alcatraz Island is that it was not just home to criminals; about 60 families of staff members ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday that he is ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and ...

Torres: Sightseeing boats can boast spotting dolphins, manatees, sea turtles and maybe a glimpse of the Shoe Bomber or el ...

Since then the walls of Alcatraz have rotted in the salty sea wind. Restoring it from its current status as a decaying museum ...

Nor will he get pushback from Republicans in Congress, who’ve said only this: (YouTube: tinyurl.com/theyspeak2u ). Scores of judges from both parties have spoken up, forcefully, though ( ...

The Trump administration has found another country to send people to, even as the courts insist he has to return hundreds of ...