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He may be Alcatraz's last living inmate. Here's what he thinks of Trump's plan to reopen prison

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He may be Alcatraz's last living inmate. Here's what he thinks of Trump's plan to reopen prisonCharlie Hopkins was imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1950s, where he spent three "lonely" years.
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He may be Alcatraz's last living inmate. Here's what he thinks of Trump's plan to reopen prison

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