Can President Trump make Alcatraz a prison again? It’s an intriguing idea. The president’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, sent to Congress on Friday, requested $152 million to restore the iconic lockup and return it to operation. The goal: to make Alcatraz a “state-of-the-art secure prison facility,” the budget plan said — a symbol of…
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