Trump Proposes Reopening Alcatraz as Federal Supermax Prison for Nation’s “Most Ruthless Offenders”

President Donald Trump announces his intention to reopen and expand the historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, declaring that the infamous island prison will be restored as a symbol of American justice and used to house the country’s “most ruthless and violent offenders.” The proposal, revealed in a Truth Social post over the weekend, marks one of the most dramatic criminal justice policy shifts of Trump’s second term.

“America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders,” Trump writes. “We will bring back law, order, and justice—and Alcatraz will lead the way.” The president says the Bureau. . .