Alligator Alcatraz was opened as the Trump administration amped up its pursuit of people it considers to be illegally in the ...

Now that Alcatraz might be reopened as a prison by the federal government, "Banfield" looks back at the historic facility ...

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

Alcatraz Island, simply known as Alcatraz, was once America’s most secure federal prison. Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, the rocky island began housing military prisoners by the ...

Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay hasn't been used as a prison for 60 years. Now, President Trump wants to reopen it. Here's a brief history of the island.

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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 ...

Alcatraz is “a symbol of law and order,” he said. “It’s got quite a history, frankly.” Experts, however, say Trump misunderstands the history and functionality of Alcatraz.

Alcatraz was designed as a maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison for the most incorrigible and dangerous federal inmates — those who caused trouble at other prisons.