Trump puts $152 million behind Alcatraz revival as Democrats reach for any excuse to block it
The White House's fiscal year 2027 budget, released Friday, includes a $152 million request to begin transforming Alcatraz Island back into an operational federal prison.The budget proposal states the funding would cover "the first year of project costs" to rebuild Alcatraz as a "state-of-the-art secure prison facility."
The request sits inside a broader $1.7 billion push for the Bureau of Prisons, aimed at modernizing facilities and ending a chronic correctional officer shortage.
Alcatraz housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the country, including Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and James "Whitey" Bulger. Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud was there too. These were not misunderstood men. These were the worst the country had to offer, warehoused on an island where the geography itself served as a wall, as New York Post reports.
This is not a new idea that appeared from nowhere. Trump floated the concept publicly in May 2025, the administration commissioned feasibility studies, and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum physically visited the island in July to assess the site. Bondi called it a "terrific facility." The budget line is the formal, institutional follow-through. The vision now has a dollar amount attached.
Now the Democrats are saying this is nuts and that Trump has dementia. They love to name call.
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3 comments:
Your insane President is threatening to nuke Iran tonight and you're posting about Alcatraz, soldiers carrying guns and birthright citizenship.
You and your little MAGA friends did this to us. Own it.
@2:26...just a threat, anonymous. Calm the he!! down.
And exactly what did I do to you? Democrats are really deranged.
Smart move. Lololoo
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