Brian Kaneda, a coordinator for Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a prison abolition advocacy group, told SFGATE that Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz is a “logistical black hole.” ...

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

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

Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” ...

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

Alcatraz, often referred to as “The Rock,” was more than ... and any resistance to the crushing monotony resulted in severe punishment, including time in “The Hole” – a cold, pitch-black solitary ...