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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...
‘Welcome to the Rock!’ 6 Alcatraz Movies That’ll Lock You In—Starring Clint Eastwood to Sean Connery
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there ...
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 ...