Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...

The prison on Alcatraz Island wasn't called 'The Rock' for nothing. (National Park Service) When I teach the Civil War, I frequently encounter surprised faces when students learn that California, so ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls the plan a "stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer ...

The US president's plea for the funding to rebuild the jail, which closed in 1963, appeared in a White House budget proposal ...

The White House is seeking $152 million to reopen Alcatraz, closed since 1963, as a state-of-the-art secure facility for ...

The White House has asked Congress to approve millions of dollars in funding to turn Alcatraz into a “state of the art” ...

US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Friday for $152 million to begin rebuilding the notorious Alcatraz prison, ...

The president proposes turning Alcatraz Island into a 'state-of-the-art' prison facility.

Donald Trump has requested $152 million in a White House budget proposal to reopen the former Alcatraz jail, aiming to ...

The plan faces significant local political opposition and the dilapidated state of the site poses considerable logistical ...

If you can name even one prison, it's probably Alcatraz (no, Azkhaban doesn't count). Located on a rocky island off the coast of San Francisco, California, it's still used as a byword for an ...

Trump wants $152M to plan reopening Alcatraz as a modern federal prison, raising questions about cost, feasibility and the ...