The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time ...

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent ...

Situated on a tiny island off San Francisco, Alcatraz prison for years held high-profile criminals -- most famously mob boss Al Capone -- before it was decommissioned and turned into a popular tourist ...

SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious ...

President Trump said Sunday that he was ordering the FBI to reopen the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the historic prison on ...

The Bureau of Prisons is struggling to staff the prisons it currently operates. Reopening Alcatraz would be unrealistic and ...