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Trump announced Alcatraz reopening hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on PBS
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Wasn't that place at least as famous for successful escapes as it was for being a tough and scary place of punishment? If you're whole bag is turning back the clock to a time you thought was tougher, more punitive and therefore somehow more effective at deterrence and your decisions are more cultural than rational; shouldn't you pick somewhere not famous specifically for failing at it's entire purpose of existence?