While Trump said Alcatraz prison — also known as "The Rock" — is a "symbol of law and order," such an idealistic emblem would be a realistic expense for taxpayers. History shows us that the ...

President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San Francisco.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay to detain ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a really expensive price tag. Why it matters: The project, which would heavily ...

Donald Trump announced he would be directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin taking steps to renovate and eventually ...

The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could soon see a revival.

according to Alcatraz History. However, he was sent back to the high-security prison in 1962 and stayed there until he was transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. James ...

Catch up quick: Alcatraz, a 22-acre island in the ... assess if it'd cause a "substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource." A park ranger greets visitors in front ...