Donald Trump wants to reopen the prison Alcatraz. The prison was used between 1934 and 1963. It is now a tourist attraction. The famous gangster Al Capone stayed there. No one has ever escaped from the prison alive. President Trump said Alcatraz was a symbol of law and order.
The USA's head of border control said Alcatraz could be good for public safety. However, a former head of the prisons service said: "It's not realistic to think you can repair it. You'd have to tear it up and start over." He said security was poor. There are no cameras and fences. He said: "You can't run a prison [like that]."
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Sources- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5d9yzr7wo
- https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/05/us/trump-alcatraz-prison-history-hnk
- https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387239/trump-alcatraz-reopen
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