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Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
The request is part of a $1.7 billion prison investment plan, and lawmakers can reject the budget proposal.
- On Friday, The White House requested $152 million in the 2027 fiscal budget to reactivate Alcatraz Island as a secure prison facility, advancing President Donald Trump's initiative to repurpose the San Francisco Bay destination.
- Trump directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice last year to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders."
- The proposal allocates $132 million for facility reconstruction, though Alcatraz closed in 1963 because it was nearly three times more expensive to operate than other federal prisons.
- Congress typically treats such spending requests as suggestions, meaning funding remains subject to legislative review before any construction or reactivation plans can proceed.
- Included within a broader $1.5 trillion 2027 defense budget, this request faces criticism for record-setting spending levels, according to Stars and Stripes and Fox40.
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Trump Wants to Get the Ball Rolling on Reopening Alcatraz
Alcatraz, long a tourist draw and Hollywood backdrop, could again house inmates if President Trump gets his way—and the $152 million he has asked for. The Guardian reports the sum appears in his proposed 2027 budget released Friday as year-one funding to convert the former island prison back into...
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Federal agencies have already conducted feasibility studies to assess whether a modern prison could be built at this location.
US President Donald Trump on Friday asked Congress for $152 million (130 million euros) to begin rebuilding the famed Alcatraz prison, continuing his vision of bringing the former prison on an island near San Francisco, California, back to life.
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