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San Francisco's Alcatraz Tours Abruptly Shut Down: Report
Officials said all scheduled tours were refunded as the National Park Service repairs the dock and expects visits to resume Saturday.
- The National Park Service closed Alcatraz Island from Monday through Friday for dock piling repairs, with Alcatraz City Cruises suspending ferry services and refunding all scheduled visitor tickets during the closure.
- Park communications chief Joshua Winchell stated the closure was "planned" and "pre-scheduled" specifically to repair and inspect the dock pilings at the San Francisco landmark, temporarily restricting public access.
- Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed in 1963 due to high operational costs; the Federal Bureau of Prisons noted the site was three times as expensive to operate as other federal prisons because of its isolation.
- President Trump previously demanded over $150 million to reopen Alcatraz Island as a prison, a proposal Former Speaker House Nancy Pelosi called "stupid," while California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized it as "colossally bad fiscal idea."
- While Alcatraz Island welcomes around 1.2 million annual visitors, ongoing infrastructure repairs highlight maintenance challenges as the debate over reopening the facility as a prison persists alongside its primary role as a tourist destination.
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