The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them Skyrocketing repair and supply costs compelled the Justice Department to close the prison in 1963.

The problems at the Bureau of Prisons transcend administrations and facilities. With San Francisco in the background, Alcatraz Island is pictured on Monday, May 5, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay ...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Has Lots of Problems. Reopening Alcatraz Is Now One of Them Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog ...

Even as the Bureau of Prisons struggles with short staffing, chronic violence and crumbling infrastructure at its current facilities, Trump is counting on the agency to fulfill his vision of ...

Meanwhile, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Alcatraz, the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, has sat idle for more than a year after the Bureau of Prisons cleared it of ...

Meanwhile, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Alcatraz, the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, has sat idle for more than a year after the Bureau of Prisons cleared it of ...

Meanwhile, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Alcatraz, the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, has sat idle for more than a year after the Bureau of Prisons cleared it of ...

Meanwhile, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Alcatraz, the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, has sat idle for more than a year after the Bureau of Prisons cleared it of ...