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How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison
Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay off the coast of San Francisco and visible from the Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for ...
Why experts say Trump's plan to reopen San Francisco's Alcatraz is a 'logistical black hole'
U.S. President Donald Trump thinks there's a better use for Alcatraz than its current role as one of San Francisco's top ...
From cellblocks to selfies: Tourists flock to Alcatraz as Trump floats prison comeback
President Donald Trump has said he’d like to reopen Alcatraz, the infamous island lockup in the middle of San Francisco Bay, ...
Trump says he’s going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costly
President Donald Trump says he's directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a ...
Trump says he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as federal prison
The facility on Alcatraz Island has been a tourist attraction under the National Parks Service for longer than it operated as ...
Donald Trump's Alcatraz Prison Idea Faces Scrutiny Over Costs
Trump's push to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum-security prison has triggered backlash over the steep financial and logistical ...