The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said nothing about President Trump's order to reopen and rebuild the notorious Alcatraz ...

The governor of California has proposed a bold first-of-its-kind initiative after Trump called for a 100 percent tariff on ...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal ...

Neither program has delivered the promised political gain. With his approval ratings slipping in battleground states, the ...

Experts, however, say Trump misunderstands the history and functionality of Alcatraz. “So many of his policies sound good—at ...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts ... While Alcatraz was opened in response to the crime wave of the 1920s and rise ...

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time ...