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 out of place with efforts by the BOP to close down outdated facilities elsewhere.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 ...

There are no beds, no chairs, no blankets — nothing. While Alcatraz held more than 200 killers, robbers and other excessively ...

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 ...

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

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.” ...