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Trump’s fascination with Alcatraz is more symbolic than rooted in reality
Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration eyes Alcatraz reopening to house nation’s ‘worst of the worst’
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz Island to assess its potential reopening as a ...
Puerto Rico ACLU denounces transfer of immigrant detainees to 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege ...
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When did Alcatraz close? A look at the notorious prison's history
From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some ...
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Gavin Newsom: Alcatraz Will Reopen the 'Same Day' the Epstein Files Are Released
California Governor Gavin Newsom is not holding his breath for the Trump administration to follow through on reopening ...
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Scoop: Trump's new Alcatraz could cost $2 billion
President's Trump 's audacious plan to convert Alcatraz back to a maximum- security prison could come with a hefty price tag: ...
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Which states could get their own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camps?
Trump officials to visit Alcatraz Island amid push to reopen prison Noem announced ahead of her visit to “Alligator ...