In its heyday, Alcatraz Island housed more than 260 prisoners, with notorious gangsters such as Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly and James "Whitey" Bulger serving time on the rocky outpost.

Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been a tourist spot for decades.

At Alcatraz, Hopkins had some infamous neighbours. The facility housed many violent criminals over its 30 years - Al Capone; ...

Food and water had to be brought in from the mainland. Babyak, the author of several books on Alcatraz, says it cost three times more per prisoner than at other federal facilities of the day.

Alcatraz was home to both infamous inmates and ... As a result, he published two books about canaries and their diseases. But before long, contraband items were found hidden inside the bird ...