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

Alcatraz, which currently serves as a highly popular tourist hotspot, has a dark history as a maximum security prison.

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

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Everything you need to know about reopening the notorious prison - Trump has directed officials to reopen a ‘substantially ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could soon see a revival.

Alcatraz, known for its near-inescapable design and notorious inmates like Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly, may ...

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

President Donald Trump proposes rebuilding and reopening Alcatraz prison, a former maximum-security facility off the coast of San Francisco.

President Trump said Sunday he is directing his administration to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on ...

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.