BOSTON (AP) — Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun.

President Donald Trump first pushed the idea last year, directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz to detain what he called ...

US President Donald Trump is seeking $152m (£115m) to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as part of his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Located near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the ...

One of Alcatraz’s most well-known prisoners left the famed island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay for the last time 87 years ago today on Jan. 6, 1939, for medical reasons. Eight years later, former ...

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...

The White House has asked Congress to approve millions of dollars in funding to turn Alcatraz into a “state of the art” facility. The Trump Administration asked Congress for $1.7 billion in prison ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump proposed restoring Alcatraz to a "state-of-the-art secure prison facility" in his 2027 budget released Friday. Trump wants to allocate $152 million to cover the ...