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

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

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 ...

Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's main port city and wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a ...

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

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

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison was summarily rejected on Monday by some ...

The project would be extraordinarily expensive at a time when the administration already plans to cut billions of dollars ...

The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board writes that Trump “should ditch his Alcatraz fantasy and build a new prison at an existing ...

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 Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ...