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The first photos of President Donald Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” give a bleak inside look at the new migrant center deep in ...
Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ambulance.
In 1933 the US military turned Alcatraz over to the Department of Justice, beginning the island’s nearly three decades as a federal prison. With its isolated location and barebones amenities ...
He added later in his message, ”The reopening of ALCATRAZ will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE.“ Trump did not provide details about a timeline for reopening the prison. When asked ...
The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.
A prison guard kneels in 1962 by the escape hole in Frank Morris’ cell. Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz. State police were put on alert.