Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.

Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast ...

A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" — the notorious ...

Some union officials characterized the move as a “hiring freeze,” though the agency denied that, saying some positions would ...

Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

As if there was a need for more proof that President Donald Trump views his power as a way to indulge in grand gestures on ...

Even if Alcatraz, which was built to hold somewhat more than 300 inmates, is resurrected and expanded, it’ll hold only a ...

"REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!" Trump wrote ... Washington. While in federal prison, according to the Bureau of Prisons, Stroud attacked another inmate, resulting in his transfer to USP Leavenworth.

AND OPEN ALCATRAZ." Trump is now directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security to open and enlarge the aging facility to ...