Trump seeks $152m to rebuild alcatraz, a plan critics call colossally bad

Former President Donald Trump is pushing for a $152 million budget allocation to restore the infamous Alcatraz Island prison off the San Francisco coast, according to his administration's fiscal 2027 proposal. The plan has drawn sharp criticism from California officials and experts, who argue the endeavor is financially unsustainable and not worth the taxpayer cost.

Alcatraz's rehabilitation: a symbol of law, order, and justice, or a colossal waste?

In a Truth Social post last May, Trump hailed Alcatraz's notorious reputation and expressed his desire to reopen the maximum-security penitentiary, which operated from 1934 to 1963 and housed notorious criminals including Al Capone and Robert Stroud. He claimed the project would serve as a