Local leaders have rejected the idea of transforming the tourist destination, but the White House says it’s a priority.The San Francisco StandardBy Cyrus FarivarApr. 3, 2026President Donald Trump’s pipe dream to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison entered a new phase Friday as the White House called for $152 million in next year’s budget for the project.Buried on Page 44 of the White House’s newly released 92-page spending proposal(opens in new tab) is a brief suggestion that Congress spend $152 million on “the first year” of rebuilding “Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.” Estimates suggest it would cost far more to accomplish that goal.It’s one of the few proposed increases in domestic spending. Trump also called for drastic cuts that include eliminating the Department of Education and reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by $5 billion.
It’s less about practicality and more about performative politics, signaling a brand of decisiveness and toughness that energizes the base, but everyone else says that its down right cuckoo!
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