1963: Alcatraz closes as a prison The prison on Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

1963: Alcatraz closes as a prison The prison on Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to continue operating, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It was nearly three times more expensive ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked further construction on an immigrant detention complex in Florida that has been referred ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular tourist attraction to a federal penitentiary.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Attorney General James Uthmeier will hold a news conference in Palm Beach County.

Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski prayed with members of the Knights on Bikes ministry at the entrance of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said he couldn ... governor says Florida prepares to build a 2nd immigration detention center to join ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Purdue University ...

The president's comment came after a virtual meeting with European leaders, including Ukrainian's Volodymyr Zelensky, who ...

Florida disaster management chief Kevin Guthrie has toured unused state prisons as possible locations for Alligator Alcatraz detainees evacuated during a hurricane.