With deep empathy, Emma Sloley's latest novel follows two zookeepers on Alcatraz as they navigate the ethics of survival, ...

President Donald Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz prison is ridiculous for many reasons, but high among them: It's a ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...

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

Alligator Alcatraz' is described by critics as a legally murky, harsh detention site with minimal safeguards, concerns over ...

The Trump administration is taking steps toward reopening Alcatraz to house detained immigrants and criminals. The notorious ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has been mired in controversy since the contentious release of the Epstein Files last week, ...

Here’s a brief timeline of Alcatraz’s change from prison to public destination, and what the Trump administration is doing about it. 1850s: Early U.S. operations on Alcatraz Island ...

1963: Alcatraz closes as a prison The prison on Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It was nearly three times more expensive ...

Alcatraz zookeepers refuse to give up even as species are dying in Emma Sloley's 'The Island of Last Things,' a resilient ...

The ranking comes as President Donald Trump considers converting the National Park back into a a federal prison.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as "Alligator Alcatraz″ began in the past few days.