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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison to house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders"
Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and ...
The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...
Alcatraz as a Prison? Tourists Say Trump Is on His Own Island.
At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...
When was Alcatraz built? Why was Alcatraz closed six decades ago?
President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...
Trump's Alcatraz prison restoration plan gets cold reception from tourists
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison was summarily rejected on Monday by some ...
Alcatraz historian who lived on the island weighs in on reopening plan
Historian Jolene Babyak shares her experience of living at Alcatraz as a child with other families and outlines some of the ...
Trump’s Alcatraz Announcement Comes The Morning After Clint Eastwood Prison Classic Was On Local TV
The Clint Eastwood classic was on a local Palm Beach station the night before Trump made the announcement he is reopening the ...
Alcatraz: Last chance to see it as a tourist - and not an inmate?
US President Donald Trump wants to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison, a tourist attraction and museum for over 60 years - ...