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

Always turned on by his most extreme ideas, Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison. He apparently got this twisted idea after watching Don Siegel’s 1979 film with Clint Eastwood ...

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Donald Trump's call to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay has garnered attention since the president posted about it on May 4. The federal prison on Alcatraz Island ...

President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious ... closed for more than 60 years. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats.

With the Golden Gate Bridge in behind, Alcatraz Island is pictured on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday ...

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