US EditionTrump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
The request is part of a $1.7 billion prison investment plan, and lawmakers can reject the budget proposal.
- On Friday, The White House requested $152 million in the 2027 fiscal budget to reactivate Alcatraz Island as a secure prison facility, advancing President Donald Trump's initiative to repurpose the San Francisco Bay destination.
- Trump directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice last year to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders."
- The proposal allocates $132 million for facility reconstruction, though Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons.
- Congress typically treats such spending requests as suggestions, meaning funding remains subject to legislative review before any construction or reactivation plans can proceed.
- Included within a broader $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget, this request faces criticism for record-setting spending levels, according to Stars and Stripes and Fox40.
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In the middle of the last century, Alcatraz is the most notorious prison in the United States. If President Trump decides to do so, it will become so again. Congress is supposed to loosen up over $150 million, but that is probably only the beginning.
»Both terrible and beautiful«: Donald Trump is fascinated by the former prison island of Alcatraz. Now he has applied for 152 million for the first renovations of the complex used as a museum today. A reopening is likely to cost significantly more.
The US President plans to return prisoners to Alcatraz Island, but he's already facing strong criticism from his opponents. Donald Trump has officially taken a step toward rebuilding Alcatraz prison. He has requested $152 million from Congress just to begin the large-scale renovation, as even the sewer system there simply isn't working. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing The New York Times. Read also: Trump makes first statement regarding …
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