Despite many believing that reopening the notorious San Francisco prison would be unrealistic and expensive, officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons are said to have visited the island last week.

President Trump is now getting the wheels in motion on his plan to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison.

Whatever the delivery mechanism, President Donald Trump loves to toss out startling ideas aimed at dropping jaws, ...

The federal Bureau of Prisons visited Alcatraz last week and plans to return in the future for an assessment, the head of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area revealed at a public meeting in the ...

Wisconsin Rep. Glenn Grothman, a Republican, is pushing a bill that would speed up the process of hiring correctional officers.

My 13th day in “the hole” has been an eye opener. This is the first time I’ve experienced it after 28 years in federal prison ...

Prosecutors say John Stinson, Kenneth Johnson and Francis Clement will probably spend the rest of their lives in federal ...

President Trump recently announced his intention to reopen the island of Alcatraz as a revamped, modern prison under the ...

President Donald Trump directed multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons, to rebuild the Alcatraz Island federal prison. The infamous jail would be used “to house America’s most ...

President Trump's recent announcement regarding the potential reopening of Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary has ignited a ...

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall III describes what needs to be done to reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on 'My View with Lara Trump.' ...

Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.