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Serving time at Alcatraz: What notorious criminals were housed on the island prison?
Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, and the "Birdman of Alcatraz" all served time at the ...
Trump's Alcatraz prison restoration plan gets cold reception from tourists
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison was summarily rejected on Monday by some ...
Trump’s Alcatraz Announcement Comes The Morning After Clint Eastwood Prison Classic Was On Local TV
I guess I was supposed to be a moviemaker,” said Donald Trump today when asked why he decided to reopen the infamous prison ...
A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future
Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...