Source: Axios
“President Trump said Sunday he’s directed government departments to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, the notorious California prison-turned-tourist -attraction. Alcatraz housed prisoners including the gangster Al Capone before it closed as a prison in 1963 because it was expensive to run and the U.S. government ‘found that it was more cost-effective to build a new institution’ than keep it open, per a Federal Bureau of Prisons post. … Representatives for the White House, DOJ, FBI and Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Axios'[s] request for comment Sunday evening on how the administration plans to fund the rebuilding and reopening of Alcatraz, how much it expects it to cost and when it plans to reopen it.” (05/04/25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/05/trump-alcatraz-prison-rebuild-reopen