President Donald Trump said Sunday he will direct several federal agencies to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz," a facility that for decades was a federal prison and is now a ...

In 2019, Mexico's Islas Marías prison – the last island penal colony in the Americas – finally closed. Now a biosphere reserve, the once-feared archipelago is open to tourists on restricted ...

Prison understaffing: A crisis seen by few, felt by prisoners and prison employees by Andy Potter and Matthew Charles, opinion contributors - 04/26/25 3:00 PM ET ...

Donald Trump's call to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay has garnered attention since the president posted about it on May 4. The federal prison on Alcatraz Island ...