Why America is still obsessed with Alcatraz

Alcatraz became famous as a prison. It stayed famous as a myth. And now, more than 60 years after the last inmate left, that ...
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Alcatraz's greatest escape mystery

Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers' escape from Alcatraz in 1962 is still considered an open investigation!
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Alcatraz could reopen as a 'state-of-the-art secure prison' under Trump's $152M budget request

The White House on Friday requested $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz as an operational prison. The funding proposal, included in the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says

Florida is expected to wind down its “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility sometime this summer, according to a source familiar with the planning. Vendors at the site were told Tuesday that ...
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Appeals court keeps ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open, rejecting need for federal environmental review

An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an appeals court decided Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge’s order for ...
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State official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ remains open, told to ‘continue to expect individuals’

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Protesters were again rallying outside "Alligator Alcatraz" for what they said was the 42nd consecutive Sunday. This week they were hopeful after a New York Times report that ...

You can't visit Alcatraz Island this week. Here's why

All scheduled tours affected by the closure will be refunded to guests, according to officials.