Alcatraz

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living inmates of Alcatraz, has spoken out against President Trump’s plan to reopen the infamous prison, sharing haunting memories from his time there. Hopkins, now 93, was sent to Alcatraz in 1955 after trouble in other prisons. He described the island facility as an overwhelmingly lonely and silent place

President Donald Trump’s latest “tough on crime” proposal—to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison—may carry a steep price tag for taxpayers. Though Trump has vowed to rebuild and reactivate the former island penitentiary to house the nation’s most violent criminals, experts warn the financial burden would be massive. Alcatraz, which shuttered in 1963 due to exorbitant