U.S. President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years.
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Alcatraz prison A bird flies above Alcatraz Island on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Alcatraz prison The inside of a prison cell is shown on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A cell at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, May 5, 2025. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday that he has ordered the reopening of Alcatraz as a prison to "house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders." Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour the prison cells on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A visitor is framed by broken glass while touring Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison The kitchen at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison A prison cell with the effigy of an inmate in bed is displayed during a tour guide of the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, Ca., Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A weathered and worn lock is seen in the cellblock on Alcatraz Island on Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Alcatraz prison Alcatraz Island is seen on Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Alcatraz prison The entrance to the main prison on Alcatraz Island is shown Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour the prison cells on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A sign points to the recreation yard on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison An old sink is shown during a tour of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour the prison cells on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison The door to a solitary confinement cell is shown on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour the prison cells on Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour Alcatraz Island Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A cell at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison A cell block at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison A visitor looks at the warden's house at Alcatraz Island on Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Alcatraz prison The prison cells on Alcatraz Island are shown Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison A cell at Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison Visitors on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California, on Monday, May 5, 2025. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Alcatraz prison A bird flies past the warden's house on Alcatraz Island on Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Alcatraz prison Visitors tour Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Alcatraz prison Visitors ascend a walkway at Alcatraz Island on Monday, May 5, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Alcatraz prison A view of Alcatraz Island and the City in San Francisco, California, on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
