Trump proposes to reopen Alcatraz for ruthless offenders
Monday, May 5, 2025, 10:13 am
President Trump has proposed reopening the nearly forgotten Alcatraz facility as a modern prison meant for the nation’s most violent criminals. The controversial plan poses not only enormous financial and infrastructural challenges but also raises eyebrows over its practicality in today’s correctional climate.
The prison off the coast of San Francisco is where the government sent notorious gangsters, such as Al Capone, as well as others who were considered too dangerous to lock up elsewhere
Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” criminals.
Such a move would likely be an expensive and challenging proposition. Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments
Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments at a time when the Bureau of Prisons has been shuttering prisons for infrastructure issues.
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