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Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison

How Alcatraz became America's most notorious prison

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" criminals

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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

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Trump says he wants to reopen Alcatraz. What is it? Why did the prison close?

President Trump said on May 4 he wants to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison. It closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to operate.

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Alcatraz was too expensive to keep open

At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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