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April 3, 2026
Trump requests $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a prison
- President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to begin reopening Alcatraz prison as a state-of-the-art secure facility in his proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year.
- The funding is part of a larger $1.7 billion budget plan for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, aimed at enhancing prison conditions and staffing.
- Critics, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, argue the plan is impractical and would undermine Alcatraz's status as a historic site.
5 Sources
- Trump seeks $152M to rebuild Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art secure prison'Apr 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM · The Hill
- Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prisonApr 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM · CNN
- Trump Seeks $152 Million to Begin to Turn Alcatraz Back Into a PrisonApr 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM · NYT
- Donald Trump asks for $152m to reopen Alcatraz prisonApr 4, 2026 at 9:17 AM · BBC
- Alcatraz could reopen as a 'state-of-the-art secure prison' under Trump's $152M budget requestApr 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM · Fox News