President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he's ordered the federal government to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. However, that plan will likely require a massive ...

Since its closure in 1963, Alcatraz Prison has become the stuff of legend. The seemingly inescapable federal penitentiary on a California island surrounded by frigid and powerful currents gained ...

The dilapidated prison on an island off San Francisco was the most feared prison in the USA. Today it is a museum, but Donald Trump wants to use it for prisoners again. He plans to announce the ...

A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday in California’s San Francisco Bay. The Associated Press President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the ...

Imagine being told that your new prison cell sits on an isolated island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The water around ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz Island as a modern federal prison — and he’s asking Congress for $152 million to start planning the project, according to a proposed 2027 budget request ...

The White House on Friday requested $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz as an operational prison. The funding proposal, included in the Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget request, ...

President Donald Trump on Friday released his 2027 budget proposal, which included $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a prison. The facility, which closed in 1963 due to high operating costs, has been ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Donald Trump is asking Congress for $152 million to launch his plan to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. The request can be found in the 2027 budget proposal that the ...