Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

Trump Jr. floated the idea of turning Alcatraz back into a prison, but it seemed he was making one of his attempted jokes on ...

The Trump administration's latest publicly-fought battles come as he pushes for steep film tariffs and the reopening of one ...

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After initially calling Trump’s Alcatraz order “distraction day in Washington,” Newsom said Monday that state officials ...

The president is apparently making decisions about America's penitentiary system based on a 46-year-old Clint Eastwood movie.

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

Harry Enten said the president's proposal for the former prison reflects an issue that sees one of his "best" polling returns ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco. How much did it cost to operate? Why ...

Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical ...

Steve Lopez I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders. What took you so long? The “Rock,” as it has sometimes been ...

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.