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Plotting an escape from (Trump’s) Alcatraz
Donald Trump’s plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been supported by his loyalists, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum, despite the ...
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.
Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’
Two federal officials traveled to California to visit the shuttered Alcatraz prison, part of a plan to soon announce the ...
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Alcatraz Island Was Touted As Being Escape Proof, But Did Three Prisoners Achieve The Impossible?
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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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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 ...