Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards ... out of place with efforts by the BOP to close down outdated facilities elsewhere. A renovated Alcatraz sits uneasily with Trump’s sweeping ...

Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments, too. The National Park Service — which oversees Alcatraz Island as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation ...

Alcatraz Prison in the San Francisco Bay, viewed by helicopter on Monday. (Fred Greaves/Reuters) Can it be a coincidence that South Florida’s most powerful social media provocateur called for ...

As David writes, “A federal prison was needed that really looked the part, and Alcatraz stood ready for its close-up, a lowering outpost on a craggy isle surrounded by white-capped seas.” ...

According to the National Park Service, Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million in tourism revenue annually.