{"id":34968,"date":"2026-04-05T00:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34968"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:06:09","slug":"alcatraz-could-reopen-as-a-state-of-the-art-secure-prison-under-trumps-152m-budget-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34968","title":{"rendered":"Alcatraz could reopen as a \u2018state-of-the-art secure prison\u2019 under Trump\u2019s $152M budget request"},"content":{"rendered":"

The White House on Friday requested $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz as an operational prison.
\nThe funding proposal, included in the Trump administration\u2019s fiscal year 2027 budget request, would cover the initial phase of rebuilding the long-closed facility into what officials describe as a \u201cstate-of-the-art secure prison facility.\u201d
\nCongress will ultimately decide whether to approve the funding.
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President Donald Trump first pushed the idea last year, directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz to detain what he called America\u2019s \u201cmost ruthless and violent offenders.\u201d
\n\u201cREBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!\u201d the president said in a Truth Social post last May. \u201cFor too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering.
\nLocated in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz has been closed since 1963 and currently operates as a popular tourist destination under the National Park Service.
\nFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., slammed the proposal in a post on X on Friday.
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\u201cRebuilding Alcatraz into a modern prison is a stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer dollars and an insult to the intelligence of the American people,\u201d Pelosi wrote. \u201cAlcatraz is a historic museum that belongs to the public, and San Franciscans will not stand for Washington turning one of our most iconic landmarks into a political prop.\u201d
\nOriginally opened as a federal prison in 1934, Alcatraz was widely considered one of the most secure facilities in the country.
\nThe prison once housed notorious criminals including mob boss Al Capone.
\nEXCLUSIVE: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EYES ALCATRAZ REOPENING TO HOUSE NATION\u2019S \u2018WORST OF THE WORST\u2019<\/p>\n

Alcatraz first served as a military prison in the 1850s. At its peak, the facility held more than 300 inmates, along with staff and their families.
\nDespite its reputation, Alcatraz was ultimately shut down because of high operating costs.
\nAccording to the Bureau of Prisons, it was nearly three times more expensive to run than other federal prisons at the time.
\nThe White House and the Bureau of Prisons did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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