Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was too costly to operate — three times more costly than any other federal prison. It's not coming back.

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Even if Alcatraz, which was built to hold somewhat more than 300 inmates, is resurrected and expanded, it’ll hold only a ...

A CORK politician has ruled out Ireland’s Alcatraz reopening as a prison following Donald Trump’s bid to revive the iconic US ...

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Saying some liberal lawmakers have “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Missouri’s junior U.S. senator said the GOP should welcome ...

The last living Alcatraz inmate has pleaded with Donald Trump not to reopen America’s most notorious prison. Knewz.com can ...

On the night of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, locked up for theft and sent to ‘The Rock’ ...

The frenzy caused by the president’s social media posts gave studios a crash course in his carousel of news-cycle craziness ...

President Donald Trump has proposed reopening Alcatraz as a working prison. When were prisoners last held at the island penitentiary? A. 1943 B. 1953 C. 1963 D. 1973 2. Which state has become the ...

I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders.

Steve Lopez I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders. What took you so long? The “Rock,” as it has sometimes been ...