The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison, more than 60 years after its closure.
Top officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, have visited the site to assess its viability, despite widespread criticism from California leaders and national park advocates. The proposed project could cost up to $2 billion and faces logistical, environmental, and historical challenges, as the island currently lacks adequate infrastructure and is a protected national park. Critics, including Nancy Pelosi and Governor Gavin Newsom, have called the plan wasteful, impractical, and disrespectful to the island's Indigenous history.
The proposal has ignited a heated political debate, with many viewing it as a diversionary tactic amid other controversies.
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