A symbol of the harshest penal system in the US, Alcatraz operated for almost 30 years on an island in the San Francisco Bay and housed major criminals. The place became famous for its isolation and escape attempts.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 4 May
Wow isn’t it a national park now?
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51 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 5 May
Yes,
One with many protected species too.
https://www.nps.gov/alca/learn/nature/index.htm
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 5 May
Who is advising President Trump? This is nuts.
It was closed because it was so expensive to operate. it will still be extraordinarily expensive to operate compared to a prison built almost anywhere else. And there will be so much reconstruction required -- on an island, where the nearest land is nearly the most expensive in the country.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 5 May
Now for migrants entering the country illegally?
Could serve as a deterrent, lol
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