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Trump’s order to reopen Alcatraz is the perfect metaphor for his second term

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The order to resurrect the once-notorious island prison in San Francisco Bay came out of the blue over the weekend with a post on Trump's social media platform on May 4.
Hindustan Times
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President Trump has called for Alcatraz Prison, a nearly-century old structure now operated as a historical site and tourist attraction, to be reopened to house ruthless criminals.
Los Angeles Times
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Though the institution has been closed for over 60 years, the US president said the island could once again be used to house "America’s most ruthless and violent offenders".
Daily Express
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Even as the Bureau of Prisons struggles with short staffing, chronic violence and crumbling infrastructure at its current facilities, Trump is counting on the agency to fulfill his vision of rebooting the infamously inescapable prison known in movies and pop culture as “The Rock.”
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