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Alcatraz’s lore captivated America. Now it’s inspiring Trump.
The San Francisco island prison known as “the Rock” was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.
Wild escape attempts, famous mobsters and no running water: Inside America’s most notorious prison as Trump vows to reopen Alcatraz
President Trump posted on Truth Social that he wants to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt” prison on San Francisco ...
Donald Trump Wants To Make Alcatraz Movies Great Again
Yet the fact that the service is currently streaming the three best-known movies about the old San Franscisco island prison ...
Alcatraz, taco bowls and foreign films are on Trump’s mind
President Donald Trump’s feed on his Truth Social platform, like his Twitter feed of yore, is a real-time window into the ...
Reopened Alcatraz ‘certainly an option’ for migrant detention beds, border czar says
Reopening Alcatraz — which closed in 1963 and has operated as a museum since — “should be on the table,” Homan told reporters ...
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 ...
Alcatraz prison: After Guantanamo, Trump plans to open ‘The Rock’ for violent criminals
President Donald Trump has called for the reopening and expansion of Alcatraz prison to house America’s most violent criminals. He made the announcement on Truth Social, vowing to restore law and ...