One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

(AP Photo/Noah Berger) People tour the main cell house on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, March 15, 2021, as the historic ...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay to detain ...

President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a ...

Donald Trump announced he would be directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin taking steps to renovate and eventually ...

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

The former island prison is both a National Historic Landmark and a national park site that draws more than a million ...

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

President Donald Trump has announced plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz prison to house America's most violent offenders, ...

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 years ago.