At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

President Trump announced plans to reopen the infamous Alcatraz maximum security prison. Why was it closed in the first place ...

Others questioned spending billions on a high-security prison while existing facilities are being closed due to similar ...

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison to house America's most dangerous criminals. Once ...

Trump's Alcatraz directive is yet another challenge for the Bureau of Prisons as it struggles to fix lingering problems while ...

Trump’s plan marks a stark shift in correctional policy, as Alcatraz has long been considered a relic of the past. The prison gained notoriety in the 20th century as a maximum-security institution ...

Critics on Monday were quick to point out challenges to President Donald Trump's call over the weekend to rebuild and reopen a prison the federal government closed in 60 years because it was too ...

That’s because Alcatraz is in her district ... Environmental groups will likely challenge any plan, meaning the project will get delayed in court — probably beyond Trump’s term.

(The Center Square) – Critics on Monday were quick to point out challenges to President Donald ... Trump said the former Alcatraz Island prison, now a tourist attraction run by the National ...