President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, ...

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

President Trump said on May 4 he wants to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison. It closed in 1963 because it was too expensive ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

He went on to direct the Bureau of Prisons to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” version of Alcatraz with the help ...