US: Trump orders rebuilding, reopening of defunct Alcatraz Prison

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 closed six decades ago.
“REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” the Republican wrote on his Truth Social platform.
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“Today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders,” he said.