Daring departure on this day in 1962 still has mysterious conclusion. The island made an easy transition to tourist stop.

An Alcatraz prison would also foremost be a "symbol," as Trump himself says, and less a large-capacity prison, since the size of the complex ... The prisoners were held in cells measuring only ...

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

President Donald Trump said on May 4 that he is ordering the Federal Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison island in San Francisco ... Bay about 1.5 miles off shore and 22 acres in ...

Since its closure in 1963, Alcatraz Prison has become ... escape a hard enough prospect, the prison was retrofitted so that each prisoner was kept to one cell, and one guard was on duty for ...

President Donald Trump said on May 4 that he is ordering the Federal Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison island in ... shore and 22 acres in size, according to the Golden ...