Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

It wouldn't change much and it would cost too much — but the point would be to create a spectacle of degradation.

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

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

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

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before.

President Donald Trump’s feed on his Truth Social platform, like his Twitter feed of yore, is a real-time window into the ...

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