President Trump has directed the reopening of Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, sparking curiosity about its history.

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...

An Alcatraz historian has warned the infamous prison, which dates back to the mid-19th century, would require major work ...

President Donald Trump has called for Alcatraz to be reopened as a modern maximum-security facility. Perched on an island ...

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has ...

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

As a young girl she grew up on the infamous prison island - known as ‘The Rock’ - in San Francisco Bay where her father ...

President Trump’s local PBS affiliate aired the 1979 thriller ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ before he took to social media to insist ...