Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

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

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

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.

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

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he wants to reopen Alcatraz - the notorious former prison on an island off of San ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before.

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

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...