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

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 ...

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