The White House on Friday requested $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz as an operational prison.The funding proposal, included in the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, would cover the initial phase of rebuilding the long-closed facility into what officials describe as a "state-of-the-art secure prison facility."Congress will ultimately decide ultimately decide whether to approve the funding.NEW ICE DETENTION FACILITY 'LOUISIANA LOCKUP' OPENS AT NOTORIOUS PRISONPresident Donald Trump first pushed the idea last year, directing the Bureau of Prisons, the Department of...
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