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Trump says he’ll reopen, expand Alcatraz prison for nation’s ‘most ruthless and violent’ offenders

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The prison was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and supplying the island facility, because everything from fuel to food had to be brought by boat.
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Watch: Trump Reopens Alcatraz For U.S' Most Ruthless And Violent Offenders’ | All About Alcatraz 04:04

 Donald Trump has stunned America by ordering the reopening and expansion of the infamous Alcatraz prison. The former president says the facility will house the country’s most “vicious and violent” offenders. Once home to criminals like Al Capone, Alcatraz shut down in 1963 and is now a popular...

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