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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.
Trump alone on an island with plan to reopen infamous Alcatraz
On a Monday morning visit to Alcatraz, foreign tourists were only slightly less critical of the president's plan to make it a ...
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 ...
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 ...
What to Know About Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz
The President said he wants to restore the legendary island prison, which was closed decades ago and converted into a tourist ...
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 wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?
Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to make the facility operational again.
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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 - ...