US EditionTrump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
- 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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Trump is seeking a $152 million budget to open a prison.
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mannheim24.deThe president wants the renovation work to begin so that the infamous institution can take on the "most ruthless and violent offenders."
Trump wants $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as federal prison
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News April 5, 2026 President Donald Trump on Friday requested $152 million to cover first-year costs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild Alcatraz into “a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.” In May 2025, Trump first federal agencies to develop a plan aimed at reopening Alcatraz, which was closed […]
Trump seeks millions to refurbish and reopen Alcatraz prison * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link President Donald Trump has submitted a request for funding, some $152 million, to refurbish and reopen the famed Alcatraz prison on an island near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Currently, the nation’s most secure facility is the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” in Florence, Colorado, where a number of infamous murders are
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