A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.

Florida's top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention ...

Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed converting Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison, potentially costing $2 billion.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the infamous Alcatraz prison island on July 17, sparking fresh speculation about the Trump administration’s controversial plan to reopen 'The Rock' as a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff expressed skepticism about reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison following Pam Bondi’s visit to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff expressed skepticism about reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison following U.

The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom is not holding his breath for the Trump administration to follow through on reopening ...

U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI’S surprise visit to Alcatraz, in service of President Donald Trump’s idea to rebuild the shuttered prison there, was ...

A senior White House official said Friday that President Trump’s request to reopen Alcatraz at a reported $2 billion price ...

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) was among a group of lawmakers given a tour of the controversial immigration detention ...