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

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

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

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

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

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

The penitentiary closed in the 1960s and has become one of San Francisco’s top tourist destinations.

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

After initially calling Trump’s Alcatraz order “distraction day in Washington,” Newsom said Monday that state officials ...

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...