US EditionTrump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
- On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he has instructed the Bureau of Prisons and other federal agencies to reconstruct and reopen Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay to detain the most dangerous and violent offenders in the country.
- The announcement follows long-standing closure since 1963 due to costly repairs and crumbling infrastructure, amid increased federal prison crises and scrutiny.
- Alcatraz, a former prison on a hard-to-reach island known as The Rock, once housed notorious criminals like Al Capone and was famously inescapable due to strong ocean currents.
- Trump announced plans to reopen and significantly expand Alcatraz to detain the nation’s most dangerous criminals, describing the move as a powerful representation of enforcing justice and maintaining order.
- This directive signals a tougher stance on violent offenders amid federal prison staffing shortages and increased criminal activity, and may impact detention policies including foreign prisons.
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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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