Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks ...

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

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, called it “unhinged.” ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

California would see President Trump's brainchild Alcatraz as an invitation for sabotage and litigation. Nevada would see ...

The Trump administration's latest publicly-fought battles come as he pushes for steep film tariffs and the reopening of one ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom blames oil producers for jacking up prices and “fleecing” California drivers. He pushed legislation in recent years to let regulators cap industry profit margins and to require the ...

California criminal justice advocates are warning that the state's closed prisons are vulnerable to federal takeover, as Trump's Alcatraz proposal has sparked a conversation about the state's ...

As the Trump administration ponders reopening of the notorious island prison, we ponder the Jewish ghosts who haunt it.

President Donald Trump announced plans to reopen Alcatraz, a notorious prison in San Francisco, to house "America's most ...

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