Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons said that the agency "will comply with all Presidential Orders," however, they did not elaborate on the practicality and feasibility of reopening Alcatraz.

The last-known living inmate to serve time in Alcatraz has revealed what haunted him most about being locked up on the notorious island prison that President Trump plans to reopen. Charlie Hopkins ...

One was Angel Island, and the other was Alcatraz—where a federal prison had been permanently closed nine years earlier. On Feb. 8, 1972, Nixon sent a message to Congress. “I propose ...

Mr. Himmelman is a writer at work on a book about Alcatraz. When President Trump recently said he wanted to reopen Alcatraz, to “lock up the most dangerous criminals and keep them far away from ...

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and ...

EXCLUSIVE - ALCATRAZ ISLAND, California — Bill Baker was only 23 when he was handcuffed, shackled, and thrown on the back of a boat headed for Alcatraz, the infamous federal penitentiary ...