The prison was said to be escape-proof because of the strong bay currents and cold waters surrounding it. The Bureau of Prisons says of the 36 men involved in 14 separate escape attempts, 23 were ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How did we get here?

Trump Pushes To Reopen Alcatraz, But Pelosi And Newsom Dismiss It As A 'Distraction' After Trump’s May 5 announcement about reopening Alcatraz as a working prison, Bondi and Burgum joined Fox ...

Alcatraz is transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice to be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During its era as a federal prison, the average inmate population was between 260 to 275 ...

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the prison was roughly three times more costly to operate than any other such facility in the country, mostly because of its location on a 22-acre island.

In May, President Trump announced potential plans to reopen Alcatraz in a post on Truth Social, stating, "today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI ...

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, BOP, it was nearly three times more costly to operate than other federal institutions and was ultimately closed by Attorney General Robert Kennedy in 1963.

Upon emerging from sprawling facility, Democrats and Republicans provided vastly different accounts of what they saw within.

Alcatraz is transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice to be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During its era as a federal prison, the average inmate population was between 260 to 275, never ...