Federal Bureau of Prisons Director William Marshall III expressed confidence in the viability of using Alcatraz again, stating that he is “really excited” about putting the facility back to use.

Against all that, Trump can argue that a new Alcatraz would be a cool monument to his new America. And he is the president. William Marshall III, newly appointed as the Bureau of Prisons ...

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Aerial view of Alcatraz Prison, a National Parks site on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California, taken on May 5, 2025. REUTERS The Issue: President Trump suggesting the reopening of ...

President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too ...

President Donald Trump has called for the revival of Alcatraz Island as a federal prison facility. The former fortress in San Francisco Bay, which operated as a federal prison from 1934 to 1963 ...

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." ...

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 ...

President Trump expressed interest in reopening the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary Sunday after a South Florida TV station aired the 1979 Clint Eastwood film “Escape from Alcatraz.” ...

Alcatraz is in the bay and visible from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for its years as a federal prison, from 1934-63, but its history is much longer.

The same is true of Alcatraz, or as President Trump put it in a Truth Social post announcing his intention to re-open the prison in San Francisco Bay, “ALCATRAZ.” In his post, Trump declared ...