The Latest Breaking News from Alcatraz

The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results

A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform

Reason · Sep 8

The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz

The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detainees’ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Human rights groups condemn ‘vicious’ Israeli plan to create ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for Palestinian prisoners

Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is pushing ahead with plans to build a huge crocodile-filled moat around Ketziot Prison

The Independent UK · Jul 28

‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close

State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month

The Guardian - US · May 13

DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs

Sources say the immigration detention center costs more than $1 million a day to run.

Reason · May 7

Why Alcatraz Island was abruptly closed to tourists this week

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The Independent UK · Apr 21

Alcatraz Island suddenly shuts for tourists weeks after Trump demands $150M to reopen it as infamous prison

California Governor Gavin Newsom previously said that President Trump’s plans resembled the ‘substance’ surrounding Alcatraz: ‘fog’

The Independent UK · Apr 21

‘Nothing about this makes any sense’: CA Governor Newsom flabbergasted by Trump’s ridiculous ask for ‘fiscal’ blackhole Alcatraz

New prisons over daycares!

We Got This Covered · Apr 4

Trump requests $152m funding to restore Alcatraz as prison

Budget proposal released on Friday outlines president’s desire to revive former federal prison in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - US · Apr 4

Ex-Prince Andrew Will Live in "Cushioned Isolation" on Sandringham Estate: "It's Not Alcatraz"

The former Duke of York was spotted for the first time in public on November 17.

Marie Claire · Nov 17, 2025