As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is ...

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

California criminal justice advocates are warning that the state's closed prisons are vulnerable to federal takeover, as ...

President Trump directs reopening of Alcatraz to house most dangerous criminals. The place once known as 'The Rock' could ...

An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...

The Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the United States illegally $1,000 plus travel costs if they leave ...

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

Alcatraz is currently part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and has about 1.2 million visitors per year. Those who tour the island in San Francisco Bay see facilities in various states of decay ...

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning federal funding for “gain of function” research on ...

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was ...

Scientist Pete Kelsey and his team have 3D-mapped the entire island of Alcatraz, discovering Civil War secrets, prisoner escape routes – and looking at ways to preserve the island for the future.