The National Park Service says Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million in ...

Now, with the announcement that President Trump plans to reopen the infamous jail which closed in 1963, fans have had a strong reaction after Hartman's iconic turn as an Alcatraz tour guide in ...

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 ...

To the editor: My first reaction to President Trump’s suggestion that Alcatraz be reopened (at great cost) was “no way” (“Trump orders Alcatraz prison to reopen for ‘most ruthless and vi ...

A decade later, Alcatraz opened to the public as a national park. Today, the site welcomes 1.2 million visitors a year and generates over $60 million in revenue for the National Park Service.

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

The site handed was over to the National Park Service in 1972, and it opened to the public a year ... are pretty stark. "My reaction was two words: water and sewage," Alcatraz historian Jolene ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of... Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at ...

Alcatraz Island opened to the public in 1973 and was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.Credit...Ian C. Bates for The New York Times Supported by By Heather Knight Reporting from ...

Washington, May 6: In a move that has ignited political and public debate across the United States, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of reopening the infamous Alcatraz prison, calling it a ...

So Senator Wiener, what was your reaction to hearing the news that President Trump wanted to somehow reopen Alcatraz prison ... going to have to - need a huge public investment.