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The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a ...
Aryan Brotherhood members plucked from state prison into the federal system
The move ends nearly 18 months of litigation by one of the five men, who said he was looking forward to the change of scenery ...
Cash-strapped Bureau of Prisons freezes some hiring to ‘avoid more extreme measures,’ director says
The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic ...
Trump moves to reopen prisons and shuttered immigrant detention facilities for ICE
Two prison corporations and the Federal Bureau of Prisons have moved quickly to prepare facilities to hold immigrants in ...
Trump touts 'very strong' Alcatraz as Bureau of Prisons assessing reopening prison
Bureau of Prisons director said it will "vigorously" pursue "all avenues to support and implement" the Trump's agenda after ...
A history of Alcatraz, its famed prison inmates and an island's uncertain future
One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster ...
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The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them
A $3 billion repair backlog. And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” — the notorious ...