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Trump says “nobody’s ever escaped from Alcatraz”: Here’s the story of the 3 men that did it using a spoon
On the night of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin, locked up for theft and sent to ‘The Rock’ ...
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As Trump calls for reopening Alcatraz, its most famous escape is still a mystery
“Of course, it became the hottest thing in the media at the time,” retired FBI ... a hoax inspired by the intense and ...
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 ...
A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future
One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...
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Why was Alcatraz closed? Trump seeks to reopen island prison
The decision to close Alcatraz was one of logistics, according to the Bureau of Prisons. It cost the U.S. government roughly ...
Legal experts say Trump can definitely reopen Alcatraz, but could face 'avalanche of lawsuits'
Legal experts told Fox News on Monday that President Trump could "absolutely" reopen Alcatraz off the California coast but ...
Reopening Alcatraz to inmates is a “ridiculous notion” (Letters)
Even Elon Musk would have to chainsaw the idea of having to send ships of materials and laborers — and eventually prisoners ...
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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As Trump calls for reopening Alcatraz, its most famous escape is still a mystery
“Of course, it became the hottest thing in the media at the time ... intense and worldwide news coverage. Within days, searchers skimming the waters near Alcatraz Island, with its crystal ...