The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, which at the time was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States.

President Donald Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Sunday that he is ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen and ...

EDITOR: There is chaos raining down on us from the current federal administration, but we can’t forget the greatest challenge ...

To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.

The Trump administration has found another country to send people to, even as the courts insist he has to return hundreds of ...

The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic ...

California lawmakers reacted to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would reopen Alcatraz with laughter, mockery and, ...

President Trump said Sunday that he was ordering the FBI to reopen the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the historic prison on ...

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

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

Trump has called for the reopening of Alcatraz, which was designated a museum and historic site after closing more than 60 ...