Alcatraz: BBC reports from pier 33 after Trump announcement
As Trump orders the reopening of the notorious prison, Lily Jamali takes a closer look at what draws tourists there.
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President Trump said that "for too long America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders", in a message on his Truth Social site on Sunday.
The idea has been described as "not a serious one" by leading Democrats.
The BBC's Lily Jamali reports from pier 33 - where more than a million tourists catch a ferry to visit Alcatraz each year.
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