It wouldn't change much and it would cost too much — but the point would be to create a spectacle of degradation.

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.

The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...

President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...

The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...

Alcatraz Island hasn't been used as a federal penitentiary since 1963. It had a capacity of roughly 300 people.

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

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and ...

President Donald Trump announced he wants to reopen Alcatraz, the prison near San Francisco that was featured in prominent ...

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.