As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, called it “unhinged.” ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to see Alcatraz Island return to its former role as a high-security prison, ...