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.

Democratic leadership said Trump's idea to revive Alcatraz is based more on "decades-old, fictional Hollywood movies" than on real research ...

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

Florida will build the 6,500-acre stormwater treatment area of the EAA Reservoir. The Army Corps will build the 10,500-acre, reservoir.

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 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials.

Reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison is widely considered a poor idea due to its high cost, legal complexity, and symbolic ...