Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

President Donald Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal ...

The prison, which once held notorious criminals like Al Capone, closed in 1963 and is now a museum maintained by the National ...

As outlined on the BOP’s own website, USP (U.S. Penitentiary) Alcatraz closed in 1963, after federal officials realized it ...

From a ranger who died during a water rescue to a tourist caught off guard by grizzlies, these stories show what happens in national parks across the country. Take a look at the stories below. “It’s ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison was summarily rejected on Monday by some ...

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

Reopening the prison, which closed in 1963, is yet another Trump proposal that seems ripped from a Nicolas Cage movie.

President Trump's latest budget cut could attack National Park Services in Alabama. What could be affected? Here's what we know ...

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 ...

Department officials said the original spruce trees from the 1800s are all gone, but their offspring are standing high today, ...