Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay to detain ...

President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a ...

Donald Trump announced he would be directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin taking steps to renovate and eventually ...

The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million ...

The melting of glaciers and ice sheets is causing seawater levels to rise, threatening the now defunct structure of Alcatraz ...

The maximum-security prison of Alcatraz will be back in operation. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social: 'I have directed the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Department of Justice, ...

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz prison to house America's most violent offenders, ...

Originally constructed as a naval defense fort in the mid-19th century, Alcatraz Island was later converted into a military prison in the early 20th century. By the 1930s, the Department of Justice ...

Marshall highlighted the site's historical significance in a statement: "USP Alcatraz has a rich history," he said. "We look forward to restoring this powerful symbol of law, order, and justice.