The US President went out and told the government to reopen Alcatraz prison, which was known as one of America’s toughest prisons. Alcatraz used to be the home for some of America’s most notorious prisoners like Al Capone. There was even a movie in 1979 called Escape from Alcatraz where Clint Eastwood played prisoner Frank Morris who managed to escape. And let’s not forget about The Rock, another movie with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. Alcatraz is on an island in San Francisco and you can see it from the Golden Gate Bridge. People used to say it was impossible to escape from there because of the cold Pacific waters and strong currents.
Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “It is now a very popular national park and major tourist attraction. The President’s proposal is not a serious one.” But Donald Trump had something else to say on his Truth Social site, “For too long, America has been dealing with some really bad criminals who just keep causing trouble. We used to be tougher on them in the past, locking them up far away from everyone else. That’s how it should be. So today, I’m telling the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a bigger and better Alcatraz to hold America’s worst offenders.” A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons said they will follow the President’s orders.
So, like, I’m not really sure why this matters, but the President wants to reopen Alcatraz, which used to be this super tough prison. People like Al Capone were locked up there. And there were even movies made about the crazy escapes from that place. Alcatraz is on this island near San Francisco, and it was supposed to be impossible to get away from because of the cold water and strong currents.
Nancy Pelosi, who used to be the House speaker, thinks the whole idea is a joke. She says Alcatraz is now a cool park and tourist spot, so why mess with it? But then you have Donald Trump saying we need to get tough on criminals and keep them locked up far away from everyone else. He wants to make Alcatraz even bigger and bring back all the scary people. The Bureau of Prisons is on board with this plan.
I mean, maybe it’s just me, but I feel like reopening Alcatraz is a bit extreme. It used to be this hardcore prison with some of the worst guys locked up there. And now they want to bring that back? It just seems a little intense, you know?
But hey, the President has spoken, and the Bureau of Prisons is going to do what he says. So get ready for a bigger and badder Alcatraz, because it’s coming back, whether we like it or not.