The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

“The President’s proposal is not a serious one,” former House ... tells TIME that there’s little practical use to try to ...

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...

Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday that he is directing the Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen ...

Trump announced plans Sunday to reopen and expand the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to house "America's most ...

Nearly all were skeptical of Trump’s proposal. “He’s not going to ... Another visitor, a 46-year-old from Iowa, said reopening Alcatraz would be “a waste of money.” ...

A proposal by President Trump to reopen Alcatraz as a prison is getting a lot of attention and reaction from tourists, Bay ...

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

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection ... to determine our needs and the next ...