The infamous San Francisco prison shut down in 1963 is being looked at by several federal agencies to possibly be reopened. A ...

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

On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

Reopening Alcatraz — which closed in 1963 and has operated as a museum since — “should be on the table,” Tom Homan told ...

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

Torres: Sightseeing boats can boast spotting dolphins, manatees, sea turtles and maybe a glimpse of the Shoe Bomber or el ...

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic ...

TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows Alcatraz island in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on May 16, ...

Speaking in the Oval Office Monday, Trump said that reopening the former prison ties to his campaign promise to lower violent ...

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

United States President Donald Trump says he has ordered officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a notorious federal prison ...