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Alcatraz, Donald Trump and Bureau of Prisons

The New York Times · 1h

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 Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.

The Washington Post on MSN · 41m

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.

Omaha World-Herald · 39m

The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a directive from Trump to "REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!"

Axios on MSN18h

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 ...

19h

A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future

One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...

23h

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 ...

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