Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

National Parks Conservation Association Rejects Transfer Proposal for Alcatraz as President Trump Calls for a Review to ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom is not holding his breath for the Trump administration to follow through on reopening ...

Reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison is widely considered a poor idea due to its high cost, legal complexity, and symbolic ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz as part of the plan to potentially reopen the ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to convert Alcatraz Island back into a high-security penitentiary would threaten millions ...

Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal ...

Alcatraz is one of San Francisco's biggest sightseeing attractions, but on Thursday two members of the Trump administration toured the former federal prison, indicating they were on a mission to ...

"It'd be crazy to try and build a prison out there. Ridiculously expensive, dangerous and also not good for the Bay." The ...

President Trump floated the idea to convert Alcatraz — now one of San Francisco’s most visited tourist attractions — back into a high-security federal prison for violent ...

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

President Trump floated the idea to convert Alcatraz — now one of San Francisco’s most visited tourist attractions — back into a high-security federal prison for violent ...