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The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island has been closed due to concerns about crumbling underground tunnels and other infrastructure problems.

The low-security prison houses nearly 1,000 inmates, who will be transferred to other facilities, authorities said.

Crumbling infrastructure has forced the closure of a low-security prison in San Pedro that has housed a host of infamous inmates over the years including Al Capone and Charles Manson, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed this week.

Conditions at the Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island, which houses nearly 1,000 inmates, have been a years-long problem. An assessment conducted last year by an archite

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