An Alcatraz historian has warned the infamous prison, which dates back to the mid-19th century, would require major work which would not come cheap.

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

How feasible the president’s plan to revive the historic maximum security penitentiary might be is a matter of some debate ...

A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks would serve as a deterrence for even the worst criminals. Trump called for ...

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

President Donald Trump is fighting several new battles at ... Trump also wants to rebuild the infamous Alcatraz prison. The San Francisco island, called "the Rock," was used as a federal jail ...

Despite President Donald Trump's administration confirming that a plan to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz is already underway, San Francisco politicians are dismissing it as an unserious "distraction." ...

These men with Kansas ites were prison inmates on San Francisco Bay's Alcatraz Island, where President Trump suggests re-establishing a prison.

If President Donald Trump's plans to reopen Alcatraz as a prison falls through, one former FBI agent claims he has ...

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