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A former prison officer who was attacked by an inmate while she was on duty is campaigning for mandatory protective gear for ...

President Donald Trump says he wants Alcatraz to be returned to use as a maximum-security prison. Here's what to know about ...

When news came over the weekend that President Donald Trump wants federal law enforcement agencies to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison, I remembered the school tour of the island I took as ...

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

The prison officially shut down in 1963 due to high operating costs and deteriorating infrastructure. Since then, Alcatraz ...

President Trump’s suggestion to reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ignores decades of data, deadly mistakes, and public ...

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 ...

President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.

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

The decision to close Alcatraz was one of logistics, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It cost the U.S. government roughly ...

A former prison officer from Sunderland who was attacked by an inmate whilst on duty at HMP Frankland is campaigning for mandatory protective gear for all UK prison staff.