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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.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 15m

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!"

ABC News on MSN · 18h

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. What to know about the prison, its escape attempts

President Donald Trump's surprise announcement over the weekend that he wanted to reopen and expand the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay is drawing new attention to the infamous prison.

12hon MSN

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 ...

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 ...

20hon MSN

How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prison

President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again. It comes more than 60 years after the California ...

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