In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...

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

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

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Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

as well as contact information for a San Francisco attorney who had defended Alcatraz inmates in the past, the files say. The attorney told the FBI he never heard from Morris or the Anglins.