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

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

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

From tourists visiting the island to experts on the jail's history, swaths of Californians are calling the idea absurd.

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 ...

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

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent movies and held famous criminals. The move was unexpected and shocked many.

He went on to direct the Bureau of Prisons to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” version of Alcatraz with the help ...

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

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

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

Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been ...