Trump's $152M Plan to Reopen Alcatraz

0:00On April 4th, President Trump is pushing for $152 million in his 2027 budget to reopen Alcatraz as a high-tech prison. The infamous spot-off San Francisco, known as the Rock, shut down back in 1963 after holding the worst criminals. Now it's a big tourist draw run by the National Park Service, pulling in $60 million a year. Trump announced this plan last year on Truth Social, teaming up agencies to rebuild it bigger for America's most violent offenders. Nancy Pelosi and other San Francisco leaders are slamming the idea, calling it absurd and a huge waste of taxpayer cash. They point out the island lacks running water and sewage, everything comes by boat, and it was already three times costlier to run than other prisons. This fits into a larger $1.7 billion boost for the Bureau of Prisons. Alcatraz started as a fort, turned military prison, then federal pen in the 1930s for gangsters like Al Capone.

1:00Congress has to greenlight the funds, so whether the rock locks up inmates again, or stays a scenic cash cow, remains up in the air. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI.