President Trump recently floated the idea of reopening San Francisco’s Alcatraz federal penitentiary. Could he reopen Washington’s abandoned island prison? In a Truth Social post on May 4, Trump said ...

A 71-year-old man, who prosecutors called a “violent sexual offender,” has pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse years after he was released from the Civil Commitment ...

Jake Unick's civil commitment trial delayed to April 14, 2026 due to scheduling. State seeks indefinite confinement of Unick under sexually violent predator law. Unick remains held at McNeil Island as ...

President Trump recently floated the idea of reopening San Francisco’s Alcatraz federal penitentiary. Could he reopen a Pacific Northwest abandoned island prison? In a Truth Social post on Sunday, ...

You can’t visit the remains of the prison on McNeil Island, but you can take a walk through its 136-year history. An exhibit chronicling the history of the prison opens Saturday (Jan. 26) and runs ...

After a watchdog report described potential medical neglect at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island, no personnel action has been taken, confirmed the state Department of Health and Human ...