It wouldn't change much and it would cost too much — but the point would be to create a spectacle of degradation.

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

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

Trump Jr. floated the idea of turning Alcatraz back into a prison, but it seemed he was making one of his attempted jokes on ...

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's main port city and wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a ...

Alcatraz Island hasn't been used as a federal penitentiary since 1963. It had a capacity of roughly 300 people.

The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...

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

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent ...