US EditionTrump Officials Tour Alcatraz to Advance Prison Reopening Feasibility
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 17 – Officials plan to convert Alcatraz into a high-security prison for violent offenders despite $1 billion estimated refurbishment costs and opposition from local leaders and Democrats.
- Two senior Trump officials head to Alcatraz Island on Thursday, expected to announce plans to reopen it as a federal prison, according to Pelosi's office.
- Earlier this year, President Donald Trump suggested reopening Alcatraz to house America's most ruthless and violent offenders, `to house America's most ruthless and violent offenders.`
- Pelosi called it `the stupidest initiative yet`, noting reports estimate it would cost at least $250 million to refurbish or build a new prison.
- Pelosi's office confirmed a bill will seek to remove environmental protections, and Pelosi vowed `she will use every parliamentary and budgetary tactic available to stop the lunacy.`
- Legislation must secure a two-thirds majority in Congress to repeal protections and transfer control from the Department of the Interior, an estimated costly process.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz to assess their possible reopening as a prison
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