Alcatraz federal prison closed its doors and moved the remaining inmates to more modern facilities. Today, Alcatraz is one of San Francisco’s top tourist attractions. But now President Trump wants to ...

Despite an extensive manhunt, the three were never found, leaving behind America’s most enduring prison mystery. After 29 ...

Fans of murdered Simpsons and SNL icon Phil Hartman are calling for the star to be honored at Alcatraz amid Trump's wild plan ...

Pictured on the types of signs that usually advertise candidates for office are the names and photos of local victims of gun ...

President Donald Trump posted Sunday on his Truth Social platform that he’s ordered various government agencies to reopen ...

Alcatraz as a prison? What about a coliseum that features Jan. 6 patriots? Hearst Castle as the Western White House? And don't forget Trump Tower Torrance.

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...

California criminal justice advocates are warning that the state's closed prisons are vulnerable to federal takeover, as ...

The builder’s remedy law isn’t supposed to apply to this type of land. But that hasn’t stopped developers from submitting ...

Comes mutterings about San Francisco’s tough prison Alcatraz coming back. The famous “Rock,” as the impregnable jail was called, is an island in tough surrounding water making escapes near ...

Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic Escape From Alcatraz was shown on a South Florida PBS station the night before. (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for most of the weekend.) Local outlet WLRN had the Don ...

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