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Trump wants to reopen one of America’s most notorious prisons. Here’s how Alcatraz earned its reputation
President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he would order the government rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Alcatraz, taco bowls and foreign films are on Trump’s mind
President Donald Trump’s feed on his Truth Social platform, like his Twitter feed of yore, is a real-time window into the ...
Why San Francisco Hates the Idea of Turning Alcatraz Back Into a Prison
To some in this city, turning Alcatraz back into a prison would be a crime. “The Rock” closed 62 years ago, and San Francisco ...
Will prison on Alcatraz Island be restored for nation's most violent criminals? | Vargas Reports
President Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz Island for some of the nation's most violent criminals. Author Jolene Babyak's ...
Watch: BBC reports from pier 33 - the gateway to Alcatraz
As Trump orders the reopening of the notorious prison, Lily Jamali takes a closer look at what draws tourists there.