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Look inside Alcatraz, the infamous federal prison Trump wants to reopen

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May 5, 2025, 9:10 a.m. ET
An aerial view shows Alcatraz island in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2024. President Donald Trump said on May 4, 2025 he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago. Alcatraz Island is 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco and initially was a federal prison until 1963 before being converted into a tourist attraction. The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history.
An aerial view shows Alcatraz island in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2024. President Donald Trump said on May 4, 2025 he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago. Alcatraz Island is 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco and initially was a federal prison until 1963 before being converted into a tourist attraction. The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history.
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A view inside Alcatraz Island on October 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. On August 11, 1934, a group of federal prisoners classified as "most dangerous" arrived at the new high-security penitentiary designed to hold the most dangerous prisoners in the U.S. penal system, especially those with a penchant for escape attempts.
A view inside Alcatraz Island on October 24, 2023 in San Francisco, California. On August 11, 1934, a group of federal prisoners classified as "most dangerous" arrived at the new high-security penitentiary designed to hold the most dangerous prisoners in the U.S. penal system, especially those with a penchant for escape attempts.
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Alcatraz prison jail cells
Alcatraz prison jail cells
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'The Hole,' solitary confinement cells at Alcatraz.
'The Hole,' solitary confinement cells at Alcatraz.
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Exercise yard at Alcatraz.
Exercise yard at Alcatraz.
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Alcatraz prison cell.
Alcatraz prison cell.
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Alcatraz prison corridor.
Alcatraz prison corridor.
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Dining hall at Alcatraz.
Dining hall at Alcatraz.
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The first visitors arrive by ferry at Alcatraz Island on August 17, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Alcatraz Island opened to the public for the first time since the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic shut down the tourist attraction.
The first visitors arrive by ferry at Alcatraz Island on August 17, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Alcatraz Island opened to the public for the first time since the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic shut down the tourist attraction.
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Visitors look at Ai Weiwei's "With Wind" installation on Alcatraz on September 24, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The exhibit featured a series of seven site-specific installations by artist Ai Weiwei in four locations on Alcatraz Island. The exhibition explored human rights and freedom of expression through large-scale sculpture, sound, and mixed-media works.
Visitors look at Ai Weiwei's "With Wind" installation on Alcatraz on September 24, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The exhibit featured a series of seven site-specific installations by artist Ai Weiwei in four locations on Alcatraz Island. The exhibition explored human rights and freedom of expression through large-scale sculpture, sound, and mixed-media works.
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Competitors swim past Alcatraz at the start of the 2014 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on June 1, 2014 in San Francisco.
Competitors swim past Alcatraz at the start of the 2014 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on June 1, 2014 in San Francisco.
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Tourists walk by the administration building at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California. During the 29 years it was in use, the jail held such notable criminals as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman of Alcatraz), George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, Bumpy Johnson, Rafael Cancel Miranda, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party who attacked the United States Capitol building in 1954, Mickey Cohen, Arthur R. "Doc" Barker and Alvin Karpis (who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate).
Tourists walk by the administration building at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California. During the 29 years it was in use, the jail held such notable criminals as Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman of Alcatraz), George "Machine Gun" Kelly, James "Whitey" Bulger, Bumpy Johnson, Rafael Cancel Miranda, member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party who attacked the United States Capitol building in 1954, Mickey Cohen, Arthur R. "Doc" Barker and Alvin Karpis (who served more time at Alcatraz than any other inmate).
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A view of a room in the former hospital at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
A view of a room in the former hospital at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
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ourists walk through the main cell block at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California onthe 50th anniversary of the closure of the notorius Alcatraz federal penitentiary.
ourists walk through the main cell block at Alcatraz Island on March 21, 2013 in San Francisco, California onthe 50th anniversary of the closure of the notorius Alcatraz federal penitentiary.
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The welcome sign at the entrance to Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay, is seen on August 11, 2011. In 1969, a group of Native Americans called United Indians of All Tribes, mostly college students from San Francisco, occupied the island to protest federal policies related to American Indians.
The welcome sign at the entrance to Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay, is seen on August 11, 2011. In 1969, a group of Native Americans called United Indians of All Tribes, mostly college students from San Francisco, occupied the island to protest federal policies related to American Indians.
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A National Park Service ranger walks down "Broadway" in the main cell block on Alcatraz Island, 14 June 2007 in San Francisco Bay of California. Sometimes referred to as "The Rock", the island of Alcatraz served first as a military fortification, before it became a federal penitentiary in 1934.
A National Park Service ranger walks down "Broadway" in the main cell block on Alcatraz Island, 14 June 2007 in San Francisco Bay of California. Sometimes referred to as "The Rock", the island of Alcatraz served first as a military fortification, before it became a federal penitentiary in 1934.
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An aerial view shows Alcatraz island in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2024.
An aerial view shows Alcatraz island in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on May 16, 2024.
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