President Trump said on May 4 he wants to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison. It closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to operate.

At Alcatraz, Hopkins had some infamous neighbours. The facility housed many violent criminals over its 30 years - Al Capone; ...

Alcatraz is marooned on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, and housed more than 1,500 prisoners in the 30 years it ran. Inmates only had the right to food, shelter, clo ...

Take a look a the most infamous inmates at Alcatraz as President Donald Trump is looking to reopen the prison off the coast ...

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

The president said he wants “vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders” to be incarcerated in the island prison, which ...

The island that once housed some of the country's most notorious names has been a popular tourist draw for decades.

Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been ...

The maximum-security, minimum-privilege prison operated for nearly 30 years but shut down because it cost three times more to run Alcatraz than other federal prisons, according to the Federal ...