US EditionTrump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
- On May 5, 2025, former President Donald Trump announced plans to direct his administration to rebuild and reopen the historic Alcatraz facility located on an island in San Francisco Bay, aiming to detain some of the country’s most dangerous and violent criminals.
- Trump stated the reopening aims to restore law enforcement rigor, citing past practices of isolating dangerous criminals and involving multiple agencies like the Bureau of Prisons and Homeland Security.
- Alcatraz closed in 1963 due to costly infrastructure repairs and supply logistics, and now functions as a National Historic Landmark and popular tourist site operated by the National Parks Service.
- Trump described the reopening as a symbol of 'Law, Order, and JUSTICE' to hold the nation’s most violent offenders, while the Bureau of Prisons pledged to comply with presidential orders despite recent agency crises and scrutiny.
- This directive could signify a renewed strict incarceration approach amid ongoing challenges in corrections, highlighting Trump's broader policies including sending accused gang members abroad and expanding detention facilities.
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Trump says he will reopen notorious Alcatraz prison in San Francisco
The prison -- infamously inescapable due to the strong ocean currents and cold Pacific waters that surround it -- was known as the "The Rock" and housed some of the nation's most notorious criminals, including gangster Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.
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