Trump’s plan to reopen the infamously inescapable Alcatraz prison contains fatal flaws

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The notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco has been closed for more than 60 years.

The order comes as Trump has been clashing with the courts as he tries to send accused gang members to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, without due process.

The prison — infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it — was known as the “The Rock" and housed some of the nation's most notorious criminals, including gangster Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly.

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Author / Journalist: Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United StatesEl Salvador

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Published On: 2025-05-05 @ 16:44:01 (1 days ago)

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