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

At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...

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

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

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before.

Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss President Trump's announcement that he's going to reopen the Alcatraz Prison.

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