A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.

“Alligator Alcatraz” is the insulting name Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has given the inhumane detention center he has erected ...

From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some consider America's most notorious criminals.

So it is with the Florida concentration camp for migrant detainees known as “ Alligator Alcatraz,” which was at first a gleeful MAGAsphere nickname and is now what this jury-rigged assemblage ...

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.

After floating the idea of reopening a shuttered federal prison on Alcatraz Island, President Donald Trump tasked two of his ...

A fire is under investigation after multiple buildings were destroyed at the Miccosukee Tribe's reservation in Miami.

An advisor to the Miccosukee Tribe says Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening his legacy as an environmentalist by leading the way on Alligator Alcatraz.

Environmental groups sued to block the detention center, calling it "not only cruel," but also a threat to the "ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect.” ...

Here’s a brief timeline of Alcatraz’s change from prison to public destination, and what the Trump administration is doing about it. 1850s: Early U.S. operations on Alcatraz Island ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...

Trump Admin Prepares to Reopen Alcatraz 62 Years After Its Closure: See How the Notorious Island Prison Looks Today Alcatraz was shuttered in 1963 due to disrepair and high maintenance costs.