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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz as a prison - could it happen?
Trump administration officials have toured Alcatraz, the once-notorious prison island in the icy waters of San Francisco Bay that the Trump administration is seeking to re-open for prisoners. Alcatraz - popularly known as "the Rock" - has not been used as a prison for decades. It is now a historic landmark visited by millions of tourists each year.
Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.
The "worst of the worst" once served their sentences here. Today, "the Rock" is one of San Francisco's biggest attractions. Could Alcatraz, now a museum twice as long as it was a prison, become a ...
President Trump directed federal officials to open Alcatraz for detainees. It's not the first time the topic has cropped up.
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