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.

Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August congressional recess to allow for the confirmation of his ...

The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...

American Indian Movement founder, Bill Means, speaks out on turning Alcatraz back into a maximum security prison: and Violent ...

It’s not clear how Critical Response Strategies landed the work or whether it previously handled managing a detention ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was originally designated for disaster preparedness during the active hurricane ...

The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege ...

Activists who organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to ...

U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI’S surprise visit to Alcatraz, in service of President Donald Trump’s idea to rebuild the shuttered prison there, was widely criticized by Bay Area political leaders ...

A senior White House official said Friday that President Trump’s request to reopen Alcatraz at a reported $2 billion price ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular ...