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In a post on social media, Trump said he directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Homeland Security Department, the Justice Department and others to work together to open a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz that would house the country’s “most ruthless and violent” offenders.
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison
Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been a tourist spot for decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In a post on social media, Trump said he directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Homeland Security Department, the Justice Department and others to work together to open a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz that would house the country’s “most ruthless and violent” offenders.