Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

After floating the idea of reopening a shuttered federal prison on Alcatraz Island, President Donald Trump tasked two of his ...

Fox News correspondent David Spunt tours California’s 'infamous' Alcatraz prison with officials from President Donald Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump announced plans to reopen and expand Alcatraz Island as a prison for the nation's "most ruthless and ...

Pam Bondi will reopen Alcatraz the same day Trump lets her release the Epstein files. So, never,” said Izzy Gardon, Newsom’s ...

Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. He ...

During his remarks in a House hearing in May, Representative Jared Moskowitz shamed President Trump over his ludicrous plan to reopen Alcatraz. Moskowitz stated, "This is just all ridiculous." ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz ...

National Parks Conservation Association Rejects Transfer Proposal for Alcatraz as President Trump Calls for a Review to ...

U.S. interior secretary, a Stanford MBA and ex-Microsoft executive, appears in San Francisco to “study” Trump’s idea of ...

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.