While Trump said Alcatraz prison — also known as "The Rock" — is a "symbol of law and order," such an idealistic emblem would be a realistic expense for taxpayers. History shows us that the ...

Alcatraz has worn many hats in its history, including as a military prison ... while also sharing insight into its 19-month occupation by Native Americans protesting the U.S. government's ...

Jolene Babyak, author and expert on Alcatraz, joins Karen Conti and Sylvia Perez to talk about the Alcatraz prison in light of President Trump announcing he would like to reopen it for use.

According to the National Park Service, Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million ...

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

United States president Donald Trump’s plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison ... and expand the notorious island prison, a historic landmark known as “The Rock” and operated ...

Today, volunteers through the Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project keep the gardens blooming. “It’s poignant to think about,” says local naturalist John Muir Laws. “Here you are in lockup for ...

George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights ... drew confusion among tourists at Alcatraz. In order to revoke the site’s status as a national historic landmark, the National Park ...