US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison island on July 17, sparking fresh speculation about the Trump administration’s controversial plan to reopen 'The Rock' as a functioning federal prison.

In 1981, Alcatraz Island was one of 14 sites evaluated as the Reagan Administration searched for a location to hold 10,000 to 20,000 Cuban detainees during the Mariel Boatlift.

For 29 years, Alcatraz — the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco — housed some of the nation's worst criminals: Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Birdman Robert Stroud. Today, 50 years ...