SAN FRANCISCO: US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday (Could 4) that he was directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the notorious Alcatraz jail within the San Francisco Bay to “home America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders”.
“REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” he posted on the Reality Social platform. “After we had been a extra severe Nation, in occasions previous, we didn’t hesitate to lock up probably the most harmful criminals, and maintain them distant from anybody they might hurt.”
The federal jail at Alcatraz housed infamous US criminals similar to Al Capone earlier than it closed in 1963. It’s now one among San Francisco’s hottest vacationer locations.
“At present, I’m directing the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Division of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Safety, to reopen a considerably enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ,” Trump wrote.
The jail was closed as a result of it was too costly to proceed working, in line with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) web site, largely attributable to its island location. It was practically 3 times extra pricey to function than every other federal jail, the BOP web site stated.
