US President Donald Trump says he to reopen the famous prison Alcatraz. The prison on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay. The jail in use between 1934 and 1963. It was to house high-profile prisoners. These included the gangsters Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly. Officially, no one ever alive from the prison. In 1973, Alcatraz to the public and became a tourist attraction. President Trump the island to to housing dangerous criminals. Trump said: "Alcatraz something very strong, very powerful." He wants it to be a symbol of law and order. He added: "America has been by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders."
The USA's head of border control, Tom Homan, the idea of reopening Alcatraz as a prison. He said it could "an option for significant public safety threats and national security threats". However, some people Alcatraz should not a prison again. Hugh Hurwitz, a former acting director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with the idea. He told the BBC: "It's not realistic to you can it. You'd have to it up and start over." He said the island needed too many repairs and that some buildings are "literally apart". He pointed out some problems. He said: "There are no security upgrades. No cameras. No fencing. You can't a prison [like that]."
