Washington, May 4, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says ordered rebuild and reopening of defunct US prison Alcatraz

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2025-05-05

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that shuttered six decades ago. The jail will house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that the institution will be "substantially enlarged." bur-bjt/jgc ...

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