{"id":40335,"date":"2026-04-03T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40335"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:05:07","slug":"trump-administration-seeks-152m-to-reopen-alcatraz-as-state-of-the-art-secure-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40335","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as &#8216;state-of-the-art secure prison&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The White House on Friday sought $152 million US to return the former Alcatraz prison island to active duty, following up on U.S. President \u200cDonald Trump&#8217;s call last year to transform the popular San Francisco Bay tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>The request was tucked into a proposed budget the \u200bWhite House released to fund the \u200bgovernment for the 2027 fiscal year. Such spending requests are typically treated by lawmakers in Congress \u200bas suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>The budget seeks funds for the \u2060Federal Bureau \u2060of Prisons to cover the \u200cfirst-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into &#8220;a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.&#8221; It closed in 1969 and has been under the National Park Service&#8217;s auspices.<\/p>\n<p>Trump in \u2060May announced on social media that he was directing the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Department of Justice, \u200cand other agencies to &#8220;reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America&#8217;s most ruthless and violent Offenders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alcatraz, which opened in 1934, had been billed as \u200bAmerica&#8217;s most secure prison given the island location, frigid waters and strong \u2060currents. No successful escapes were ever officially recorded, though \u2060five prisoners are listed as &#8220;missing and presumed drowned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before its \u2060closure, \u2060it housed such \u200bnotorious criminals as Al Capone and James &#8220;Whitey&#8221; Bulger.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of \u200bPrisons&#8217; website recounts \u2060that it was closed because it was too expensive to continue operating, noting it was nearly three times more costly to operate than any other federal prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/trump-alcatraz-9.7153084?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. 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