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Alcatraz is home to the last remaining zoo in Emma Sloley's resilient 'The Island of Last Things'
Alcatraz zookeepers refuse to give up even as species are dying in Emma Sloley's 'The Island of Last Things,' a resilient ...
It took me 55 years to visit Alcatraz. Here's what I learned when I finally went
President Donald Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz prison is ridiculous for many reasons, but high among them: It's a ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Worse Than You Realize
Erected on an abandoned airstrip known as the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, the temporary tent city was ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
Bondi tours Alcatraz as part of Trump's plan to reopen former prison
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular ...
Trump Admin Prepares to Reopen Alcatraz 62 Years After Its Closure: See How the Notorious Island Prison Looks Today
The Trump administration is taking steps toward reopening Alcatraz to house detained immigrants and criminals. The notorious ...
Timeline: When was Alcatraz closed and is Trump trying to reopen the prison?
Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...
Pam Bondi, Doug Burgum Visit Alcatraz To Promote Prison's Reopening
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrived Thursday morning at Alcatraz, the San Francisco tourist attraction that President Donald Trump has vowed to reopen as a prison in ...
Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida
Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...