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California lawmakers aren’t taking Trump’s Alcatraz ambition seriously: ‘It’s a stupid idea’
Democrats and Republicans alike scoff at the idea of reopening the island prison that has served as a tourist attraction for ...
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 ...
Newsom calls President Trump's order to reopen Alcatraz a "colossally bad fiscal idea"
California Governor Gavin Newsom said nothing about President Trump's order to reopen and rebuild the notorious Alcatraz ...
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" ...
When was Alcatraz built? Why was Alcatraz closed six decades ago?
President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...
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The Trump show comes for Hollywood and Alcatraz
A White House official told The Times that it was ‘President Trump himself who formulated the idea of using tariffs to Make Hollywood Great Again.’ A 1988 amendment to the Emergency Economic ...
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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 ...