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

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

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

Donald Trump’s plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been ...

A broad coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia has launched a legal challenge against the U.S. Department of ...

Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, especially in beach-going ...

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.

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

The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege "rights violations and dehumanizing treatment" there.

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed converting Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison, potentially costing $2 billion.

Environmental groups and locals including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida say the center is a big problem.