The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could soon see a revival.

Trump arrived late Thursday and attended a Republican National Committee spring gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

Since the prison doors of Alcatraz last slammed shut, the island — nicknamed "The Rock" — has become a popular tourist destination, but now the president wants it rebuilt to crack down on violent ...

As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get ...

US President Donald J. Trump said on Sunday he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay to “house America’s most ...

A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) A building ...

The commander in chief announced Sunday that he was directing the Bureau of Prisons and other federal agencies to get the massive island facility off the San Francisco bay — which has long ...

San Franciscans and visitors alike reacted with incredulity to President Donald Trump’s order, posted Sunday night on Truth Social, that federal agencies work to reopen Alcatraz as a prison more than ...

For decades, it was known as the site of one of the most unforgiving federal prisons in the country. “Break the rules and you ...