"It'd be crazy to try and build a prison out there. Ridiculously expensive, dangerous and also not good for the Bay." The ...

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

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

Discover the ongoing controversy of ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ an immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades, sparking environmental and political debates.

Opponents call ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ callous, political stunt, ‘DeSantis’ internment camp’ ActionNewsJax.com News Staff Tue, July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM UTC ...

At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before. Locking down offenders in tiny cells on an island surrounded by ...

Trump Reunites With Former Political Rival DeSantis at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ The Florida governor is positioning his state as a proving ground for Trump policies By ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Critics of Alligator Alcatraz discuss the facility's ability to repel Florida weather, and lawmakers in Florida consider a veto override of HB 1445. Florida’s new immigration detention center ...