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Alcatraz was too expensive to keep open
At its peak, the facility was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons, largely due to its ...
5 historic sites to learn more about the Bay Area’s Civil War era
While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...
Why experts say Trump's plan to reopen San Francisco's Alcatraz is a 'logistical black hole'
In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and ...
When was Alcatraz built? Why was Alcatraz closed six decades ago?
President Donald Trump has announced he wants to reopen California's notorious and historic prison off the coast of San ...
Why We Can’t Escape Alcatraz
Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...
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The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz
A reported White House plan, announced May 4, to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the former prison on an island off San Francisco ...