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Tourists give thumbs down to Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into prison

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta, from the development of May 5, 2025

Newest development May 6, 2025 · 2 reportsTrump’s Alcatraz prison restoration plan gets cold reception from tourists | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

San Francisco visitors weighed in on President Trump's weekend idea to turn Alcatraz Island – now a tourist attraction – back into a federal prison, saying the idea was nonsensical and expensive.

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    Tourists give thumbs down to Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into prison

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    Trump’s Alcatraz prison restoration plan gets cold reception from tourists | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Tourists give thumbs down to Trump's plan to turn Alcatraz back into prison (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    San Francisco visitors weighed in on President Trump's weekend idea to turn Alcatraz Island – now a tourist attraction – back into a federal prison, saying the idea was nonsensical and expensive.

  2. Seattle Times

    How Alcatraz became America’s most notorious prison (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump’s Alcatraz prison restoration plan gets cold reception from tourists | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN FRANCISCO >> President Donald Trump’s plan to turn Alcatraz back into a federal prison was summarily rejected on Monday by some visitors to the tourist site in San Francisco Bay.

  4. The Guardian

    A hard cell? Alcatraz tourists dismiss Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to revive it as prison (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Visitors to one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations point to cost, feasibility and its legacy of Indigenous incarceration

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