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Alcatraz was too expensive to keep open
At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...
Why experts say Trump's plan to reopen San Francisco's Alcatraz is a 'logistical black hole'
In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...
To reopen Alcatraz, you might have to rebuild the whole thing, historians say
To reopen the Alcatraz Federal Prison, San Francisco historians say you would need to start from scratch.
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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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" ...
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 ...
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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Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...