The White House on Friday requested $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz as an operational prison. The funding proposal, included in the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz Island as a modern federal prison — and he’s asking Congress for $152 million to start planning the project, according to a proposed 2027 budget request ...

Since its closure in 1963, Alcatraz Prison has become the stuff of legend. The seemingly inescapable federal penitentiary on a California island surrounded by frigid and powerful currents gained ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Donald Trump is asking Congress for $152 million to launch his plan to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. The request can be found in the 2027 budget proposal that the ...

Alcatraz Island suddenly shuts for tourists weeks after Trump demands $150M to reopen it as infamous prison - California Governor Gavin Newsom previously said that President Trump’s plans resembled th ...

President Donald Trump on Friday released his 2027 budget proposal, which included $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a prison. The facility, which closed in 1963 due to high operating costs, has been ...

A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday in California’s San Francisco Bay. The Associated Press President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the ...

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility. The funds, requested as part of the White House's budget ...

President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal tastes, even as it is a long shot to come to fruition. Alcatraz, the island ...

President Donald Trump first pushed the idea last year, directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz to detain what he called ...