I said it was old and inefficient. You said "no it WASN'T." You need to move out of the past tense. Your information is 40 years old. You don't just turn a key and turn an old facility into a useful prison. California prisons are currently holding 2-5 times more than Alcatraz will hold. Don't have to worry about staff living in one of the highest cost-of-living areas in the country. Did you know this is a conservative site? If you like to spend tax payers money, get elected as a democrat.
If you think you can get another prison in San Francisco, go ahead and work on it.
The rock is a big tourist attraction. Why close a money making federal park and turn it into a losing operation. Makes no sense, except you have your mind made up.
My aren't you pleasant? Ask about Alcatrz and you call me a democrat? You can take a leap.