Trump Proposes Reopening Alcatraz for Violent OffendersBy Han tt – 04/05/2025 Alcatraz, the infamous island prison once home to Al Capone, closed in 1963 and later became one of San Francisco’s top tourist attractions, drawing 1.5 million visitors annually. Now, over 60 years later, former President Donald Trump wants to bring it back. On May 4, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to reopen and expand Alcatraz. “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders,” he wrote. “When we were a more serious Nation, we didn’t...
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