The return of Alcatraz? Good idea

Can President Trump make Alcatraz a prison again? It’s an intriguing idea. The president’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, ...
NBC Washington

A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future

Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged ...
The Hill

White House official: $2B for Alcatraz renovations ‘sounds excessive’

A senior White House official said Friday that President Trump’s request to reopen Alcatraz at a reported $2 billion price tag seems “excessive.” The figure “sounds excessive, but ultimately it’s up ...
Los Angeles Times

Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’

U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz on Thursday in preparation for announcing plans to reopen the prison. Critics, including San Francisco’s mayor and ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Interior Secretary Burgum, tour Alcatraz to advance Trump’s plans to reopen former prison

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz Island on Thursday to advance a proposal to reopen the former federal prison. Bondi and Burgum left the island after ...