Trump orders the reopening of Alcatraz prison

Tourists, politicians and former inmate sound off on Trump's proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison

A proposal by President Trump to reopen Alcatraz as a prison is getting a lot of attention and reaction from tourists, Bay Area leaders and even a former Alcatraz inmate. "I think it's one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard in my life," said one visitor from Washington State.

Trump’s Alcatraz Announcement Comes The Morning After Clint Eastwood Prison Classic Was On Local TV

“I guess I was supposed to be a moviemaker,” said Donald Trump today when asked why he decided to reopen the infamous prison on Alcatraz Island. Turns out there might be a more prosaic answer: Clint Eastwood’s 1979 classic Escape From Alcatraz was on TV in Palm Beach the night before. (Trump was at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach for most of the weekend.) Local outlet WEIU (ironically a PBS station) had the Don Siegel directed prison picture on at …

Alcatraz prison closed because it was too expensive to run. Now Trump wants to use it again

U.S. President Donald Trump claims he wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house criminals.

Is Donald Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz as a prison realistic?

Experts say the federal government would have to overcome enormous hurdles to turn Alcatraz back into a prison.

The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them

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When Did Alcatraz Close? Trump’s Plan To Reopen

President Donald Trump has spoken out about wanting to bring back the famous prison Alcatraz. Learn more about the history of the prison, when it closed, why it shut down, and what Trump had to say below.