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 ...

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

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

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

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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 ...

The prison was first built in 1850 as a military fort, but in 1934 it was converted into Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, where it housed some of the most notorious criminals of the time, including ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz, the infamous prison island that Trump has said he wants to reopen.

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