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Alcatraz, Trump and Federal Bureau of Prisons

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 George "Machine-Gun" Kelly.

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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 Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.

Bloomberg on MSN · 3d

Is Trump’s Plan to Reopen the Notorious Alcatraz Prison Realistic?

President Donald Trump announced that he intends to resurrect the infamous Alcatraz facility, located on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, as a modern maximum-security prison. The announcement sparked immediate backlash from California officials and raised serious questions about the practicality of converting the site,

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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 ...

How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

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The Alcatraz myth is catnip to coots like Trump

Alcatraz Prison in the San Francisco Bay, viewed by helicopter on Monday. (Fred Greaves/Reuters) Can it be a coincidence that South Florida’s most powerful social media provocateur called for ...

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.

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