Trump says he's going to reopen Alcatraz prison. Doing so would be difficult and costly

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.

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Trump’s directive to rebuild and reopen the long-shuttered penitentiary was the latest salvo in his effort to overhaul how and where federal prisoners and immigration detainees are locked up. But such a move would likely be an expensive and challenging proposition. The prison was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and supplying the island facility, because everything from fuel to food had to be brought by boat.

Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments at a time when the Bureau of Prisons has been shuttering prisons for similar infrastructure issues.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat whose district includes the island, questioned the feasibility of reopening the prison after so many years. “It is now a very popular national park and major tourist attraction. The President’s proposal is not a serious one,” she wrote on X.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-alcatraz-prison-fabe3385415ae03829d44e50efb3c1fb

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1. I'm all for it if . . .

Agent Orange is the first inmate.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Money is no object when Trump wants something.

[PurgedVoter]

3. He could always reopen the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum For The Crimally Insane

It's his kind of place, when you think about it. And despite the obvious issues, it is a more realistic plan.

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4. Oh, you joker, you!

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5. Why? So Sly Stallone can do a re-make of "Escape from Alcatraz"?

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6. The Orange Man of Alcatraz!