I remember this green, and I hate it. I’m standing in a preserved cell on Alcatraz Island, staring at the green paint lining the cell’s lower walls. I’ve been on this tour twice before, once as a ...

Alcatraz was shuttered in 1963 due to disrepair and high maintenance costs. Now Trump wants to rebuild and expand the isolated facility Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco ...

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed President Trump’s push to reopen the historic Alcatraz prison near San Francisco as “the stupidest initiative put forth by this administration” on ...

(FOX40.COM) — President Donald Trump is standing by his plan to reopen Alcatraz, calling for millions in funding to begin rebuilding the infamous California prison. The Trump administration released ...

President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz Island as a modern federal prison — and he’s asking Congress for $152 million to start planning the project, according to a proposed 2027 budget request ...

April 3 (UPI) --The Trump Administration has requested $152 million in its fiscal year 2027 federal budget proposal to refurbish and reopen Alcatraz as a prison. President Donald Trump first broached ...

President Trump is seeking $152 million from Congress as part of his push to reopen Alcatraz prison near San Francisco to house violent federal criminals. The request, included in the White House’s ...

Trump first announced his intention to restore the infamous San Francisco Bay facility, now operating as a tourist site, in May 2025 Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...