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Alcatraz, Trump

The New York Times · 7h

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.

Travel + Leisure on MSN · 4h

Trump Wants to Turn Alcatraz Into a Working Prison—but Here's Why It'll Remain a National Landmark

President Trump has proposed turning Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary back into a working prison. The island prison off the coast of San Francisco was shuttered in 1963 and eventually converted to a popular national park and tourist destination.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.

When Alcatraz closed in 1963, it was in such bad shape that the federal government ruled it would be more cost effective to abandon it and open another prison elsewhere.

Axios on MSN1d

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Alcatraz’s lore captivated America. Now it’s inspiring Trump.

The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

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