President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous prison in San Francisco. How much did it cost to operate? Why did it close? Its history.

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

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a small island of the same name off the coast of San Francisco that once housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the country,