Here are the details on Trump's reopening of Alcatraz. Yes, this is happening.

Not The Bee ^ | May 05, 2025 | Staff

[Bishop_Malachi]

And now we have like 3.5 seconds before a judge overturns this decision.

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The judge that tries should be the first inmate.

[V_TWIN]

And Nancy P lousey should be the first occupant.

[Fury]

It will never reopen as a prison is my prediction.

[glorgau]

I nominate Hillary Clinton as the first inmate.

[dvan]

It will have to operate like El Salvador’s prison, with the same restrictions and security. Plus it will need to be completely renewed and reinforced.

[FreedomNotSafety]

What is “whelp”?

[Red Badger]

A Southernism.............

[Magnum44]

SF is a cesspool. That said, Alcatraz is a big tourist attraction now. Not fit for actual housing inmates unless it was torn down and rebuilt from scratch. Why? Put a new prison in the Aleutian or Rat Islands in AK

[1Old Pro]

It will never reopen as a prison is my prediction.

Just a diversion to keep the media and Dems dizzy.

[ansel12]

Aren’t there lots of places this could be duplicated with fresh, new modern methods and technology construction, and with hostile surroundings from Alaskan islands to Death Valley?

Are the escape difficulties that were so insurmountable almost 100 years ago still in the same status today, are cold water and currents still the end all security concerns of today and the next 50 years in advanced modern prison escapes from the crime elites?

[dfwgator]

Prisoners such as Al Capone, "Machine-Gun" Kelly, Arthur "Doc" Barker, Robert Stroud, and Alvin Karpis have served time at Alcatraz.



"Now this is something the other tour guides won't tell you. In this particular cell-block, Machine Gun Kelly had what we call in the prison system, a "bitch".....

"This way to the cafeteria!"

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Alcatraz is a crumbling wreck. It will cost far more to construct a functioning prison there than starting from scratch in a desolate area in the middle of California.

[dfwgator]

I thought it was sacred Native American land, or something.

[laplata]

I nominate Obama as the first. Or, he and Hillary could share a cell which would be fun to watch.

[Texas resident]

This may be a Trump head fake.

A new prison could be built in some remote are for a lot less expense.

Build it on federal land somewhere.

[Red Badger]

Of course, but staffing would be a problem.

Nobody wants to live in those places. Whereas SF and Marin County is a fairly pleasant area, if you watch your step..............

[Red Badger]

So Sioux me...................

[1Old Pro]

This may be a Trump head fake.

This is a Trump head fake.

[rdcbn1]

This is a brilliant move by President Trump. Not sure that they will ever actually reopen the prison but the PR will be off the charts