Charlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.

President Trump said he wants to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a prison. The former maximum security facility originally ...

Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been ...

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

Despite President Donald Trump's administration confirming that a plan to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz is already underway, San Francisco politicians are dismissing it as an unserious "distraction." ...

Still, the Bureau of Prisons is taking Trump’s proposal seriously. U.S. Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III ...

Rubin declined to say how much it would cost exactly to reopen Alcatraz but did note that if Trump were to rebuild the prison ...

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.

In the hours since President Donald Trump declared his plans to reopen a “substantially enlarged” Alcatraz to “house ... said she viewed Trump’s plan as “asinine.” ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

President Trump proposes reopening Alcatraz prison, with his border czar suggesting it could also house immigrants.