The penitentiary has over the years housed such infamous criminals as George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud, James Earl ...

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

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

Donald Trump wants to reopen the infamous prison of Alcatraz to deal with that he regards as the meanest and nastiest members ...

President Donald Trump proposes rebuilding and reopening Alcatraz prison, a former maximum-security facility off the coast of San Francisco.

Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the ...

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

President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday that he is directing the Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen ...