Donald Trump's call to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay has garnered attention since the president posted about it on May 4.. The federal prison on Alcatraz Island ...

Nicknamed “The Rock,” the prison was built on a 22-acre outcrop 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay’s cold, turbulent, shark-infested waters. It was deemed unescapable.

SAN FRANCISCO—To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco has channeled the public’s macabre fascination ...

It’s the comeback no one expected. President Trump made a surprising request Sunday evening when he posted on Truth Social, “Rebuild, and open Alcatraz!” — adding that he has directed the ...

Alcatraz was named "La Isla de los Alcatraces" or "The Island of the Pelicans" by Spanish explorer Lt. Juan Manuel de Ayala when he mapped San Francisco Bay in 1775, according to a history from ...

An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and ...

Why San Francisco Hates the Idea of Turning Alcatraz Back Into a Prison Visitors to the notorious prison contemplated Trump’s idea from inside cramped, windowless cells By ...

From Al Capone to George "Machine Gun" Kelly, more than 1,500 men were incarcerated at Alcatraz during the nearly 30 years it was in operation in the San Francisco Bay. The infamous prison-turned ...

By the time Alcatraz closed in 1963, there had been 14 escape attempts involving 36 inmates. One group of three succeeded but were never found. Here’s a look at the world’s most famous prison.

Nicknamed “The Rock,” the prison was built on a 22-acre outcrop 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay’s cold, turbulent, shark-infested waters. It was deemed unescapable.