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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 ...
Trump pushes to reopen Alcatraz, but Pelosi and Newsom dismiss it as a 'distraction'
As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor ...
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What reopening Alcatraz could mean for San Francisco
President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San ...
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 ...
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.
The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.
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 ...
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 call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State ...
‘Welcome to the Rock!’ 6 Alcatraz Movies That’ll Lock You In—Starring Clint Eastwood to Sean Connery
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...
Alcatraz visitors react to Trump: From 'the man's a moron' to 'idea seems good'
Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.