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Alcatraz historian who lived on the island weighs in on reopening plan - NBC News
Historian Jolene Babyak shares her experience of living at Alcatraz as a child with other families and outlines some of the issues at the prison island like no water, no sewage treatment, and disrepair of the aging buildings that would make Trump’s plan of reopening difficult. - Aired on 05/06/2025.