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Alcatraz: Why does Donald Trump want to reopen the notorious prison – and did anyone ever escape?
Located on an island off the coast of San Francisco, Alcatraz has been shut for decades. But now Donald Trump says he wants it to house the country's "most ruthless criminals".
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Alcatraz Island is in San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge not far away. Pic: AP
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Clint Eastwood in Escape From Alcatraz. Pic: Paramount/Malpaso/Kobal/Shutterstock
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People tour the main cell house where inmates once lived. Pic: AP
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Paint peels off a wall of the former prison. Pic: AP
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