In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...

The president announced his audacious plan via TruthSocial on Sunday night — saying he got the idea after getting frustrated ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 ...

PERCHED on a rocky island a mile out to sea from San Francisco looms the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. One of the world’s most infamous prisons, it was built for the worst of the worst and ...

President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again. It comes more than 60 years after the California ...

President Donald Trump said he's directing federal agencies to reopen the federal prison at Alcatraz, which closed in 1963 ...

Since the prison doors of Alcatraz last slammed shut, the island — nicknamed "The Rock" — has become a popular tourist destination, but now the president wants it rebuilt to crack down on violent ...

Incarcerated women, who are almost all survivors of childhood abuse, domestic violence, or sex trafficking, are at risk of ...