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Escape From the Rock
In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...
Wild escape attempts, famous mobsters and no running water: Inside America’s most notorious prison as Trump vows to reopen Alcatraz
In 1946, a violent but failed escape attempt — set off with guns and riot clubs that a group of cons managed to obtain — led ...
Tourists, politicians and former inmate sound off on Trump's proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison
A proposal by President Trump to reopen Alcatraz as a prison is getting a lot of attention and reaction from tourists, Bay ...
Alcatraz as a Prison? Tourists Say Trump Is on His Own Island.
At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning ...
The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons over ...
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When was Alcatraz built? Why was Alcatraz closed six decades ago?
"The Rock," another film about the island titled after its nickname, was released in 1996. It stars Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris and was directed by Michael Bay. More recently, the 2018 ...
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 ...
Who are Alcatraz' most notorious inmates? From Al Capone to Mickey Cohen
Donald Trump's claim that he is preparing to reopen Alcatraz prison has rejuvenated interest in the infamous high-security ...