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Trump Plans To Reopen Alcatraz

Fox News on MSN · 2h

Trump pushes to reopen Alcatraz, but Pelosi and Newsom dismiss it as a 'distraction'

As President Donald Trump's administration takes its first steps to open the infamous Alcatraz, California politicians Mayor Daniel Lurie, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Nancy Pelosi say the plan is "not a serious one.

One of Alcatraz’s last living inmates speaks out on Trump’s plan to reopen prison

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has dismissed President Donald Trump ’s order that the jail be reopened. “I don’t think he wants to reopen it, he’s trying to draw attention to the crime rate,” Hopkins, now in his 90s, told ABC7 New York.

The New York Times · 23h

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.

Alcatraz, San Francisco

SFGATE on MSN · 17h

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 tourist attractions: He wants to return the island in San Francisco Bay to its original role as a maximum security prison.

Axios on MSN · 23h

What reopening Alcatraz could mean for San Francisco

President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San Francisco attraction. The big picture: Alcatraz housed prisoners, including the infamous Al Capone,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

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 has channeled the public’s macabre fascination with life inside the notorious prison to turn it into one of the city’s top tourist attractions.

Was Alcatraz Inescapable? A Study Suggests A 1962 Jailbreak May Have Been A Success

On the night of June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin – launched one of the ...

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Alcatraz's Only Successful Prison Break Was Inspired By an Article in Popular Mechanics. Here's How It Happened.

Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...

4hon MSN

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 ...

Iowa Public Radio2h

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 ...

9hon MSN

Trump takes on Hollywood, Alcatraz, calls Pope Donald image a joke

The Trump administration's latest publicly-fought battles come as he pushes for steep film tariffs and the reopening of one ...

23hon MSN

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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Alcatraz: Last chance to see it as a tourist - and not an inmate?

US President Donald Trump wants to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison, a tourist attraction and museum for over 60 years - ...

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