President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island that's been closed for more than 60 years.

Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical challenges the project would face.

Trump announces plans to revive Alcatraz as a federal prison. Explore the infamous facility's history of escape attempts and its transformation from fortress to prison.