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

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

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

"For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society," President ...

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

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

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous ...

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.

President Trump announced plans to reopen the infamous Alcatraz maximum security prison. Why was it closed in the first place ...

Bureau of Prisons director said it will "vigorously" pursue "all avenues to support and implement" the Trump's agenda after ...