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Reopening Alcatraz to inmates is a “ridiculous notion” (Letters)
Even Elon Musk would have to chainsaw the idea of having to send ships of materials and laborers — and eventually prisoners ...
Independent Journal Review36m
Former FBI Agent Alternative to Reopening Alcatraz
If President Donald Trump's plans to reopen Alcatraz as a prison falls through, one former FBI agent claims he has ...
Axios on MSN2h
Here's what it'd actually take for Trump to revive Alcatraz as a prison
President Trump is dreaming of reopening Alcatraz as a prison, but making it happen could fare more like a nightmare with a ...
Alcatraz 2.0: Fmr. FBI agent floats 'perfect' new prison site that would scare even most hardened criminals
A former FBI agent floated an alternative location for President Donald Trump's revamped Alcatraz prison, which he thinks ...
Alcatraz: America's most infamous prison
Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...
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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Was Alcatraz Inescapable? A Study Suggests A 1962 Jailbreak May Have Been A Success
With the news that President Trump is looking to reopen Alcatraz, we wondered whether it’s true that there’s never been a ...
WRVO Public Media3h
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 ...