Inside Alcatraz Prison

Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz

Donald Trump wants $152 million to rebuild Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison,' more than 6 decades after it closed

Trump first announced his intention to restore the infamous San Francisco Bay facility, now operating as a tourist site, in May 2025

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Trump seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison

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To reopen Alcatraz, Trump calls for $152 million

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Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility.

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Trump budget proposal seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a prison

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Trump seeks $152 mn to revive Alcatraz as federal prison

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Alcatraz draws Trump’s attention again: President seeks $152M to rebuild, reopen SF Bay prison

Last May, Trump said in a social media post that he was directing “the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and re...

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Trump seeks $152M to rebuild Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison’

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Trump budget proposal seeks $152M to reopen ‘The Rock’ for business

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Inside Alcatraz: True Stories of the Prison’s Most Notorious Inmates

In August 1934, the first group of inmates arrived at Alcatraz, the maximum-security prison perched on a small island in San Francisco Bay. The Big House on the Bay was the ultimate destination for some of the country’s most dangerous and wily criminals.

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Alcatraz wasn’t just a prison, it was a place where daily life pushed inmates to the edge that was far more brutal than anything Hollywood ever showed

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Photos show what life was like for inmates on Alcatraz Island, which Trump wants to turn back into a federal prison

The island off San Francisco housed famous criminals, including Al Capone, in the mid-20th century. Now a National Historic Landmark, it's a tourist attraction with over a million annual visitors. San Francisco could be losing an iconic tourist spot.