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When did Alcatraz close? A look at the notorious prison's history

From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some consider America's most notorious criminals.

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Timeline: When was Alcatraz closed and is Trump trying to reopen the prison?

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How did we get here?

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Bondi tours Alcatraz as part of Trump's plan to reopen former prison

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular tourist attraction to a federal penitentiary.

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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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EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration eyes Alcatraz reopening to house nation’s ‘worst of the worst’

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz Island to assess its potential reopening as a ...

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The Dark History That Predates Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.

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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said

But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions. President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...

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