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Key to the marketing ploy underpinning Florida's detention camp in the Everglades is the alligator, portrayed by Republican ...

Immediate action was taken to separate and remove the detainee in accordance with federal protocols,” said Stephanie Hartman, ...

Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

The state has a $37 million contract that includes funding for permanent and temporary fencing and roadway construction ...

A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...

Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, ...

The big complex out in the Everglades has plenty of beds, and it’s certainly meant to be a short-term stopover, but it’s no ...

The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to convert Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison could cost roughly $2 billion, ...

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

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the site on Thursday to study whether reopening it as a ...