The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

"Absurd." This was the reaction of California State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat, and many other leaders of the Golden State, to Donald Trump's latest idea to reopen Alcatraz, the island ...

Opened in Northern California in 1934, the infamous federal prison Alcatraz was shut down in 1963 (the year after Burt Lancaster played Alcatraz inmate Robert Stroud in the hit Hollywood movie ...

High costs and other obstacles could complicate plan Enacting Trump’s proposal would come with a steep price tag, both for ...

President Trump says he is ordering federal agencies to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz — the notorious ... could complicate plan Enacting Trump's proposal would come with a steep price tag, both ...