US seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as high-security prison: Report

The White House requested $152 million for a project to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay, California, as an operational prison, as part of a proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year, according to Fox News on Saturday, Anadolu reports. US President Donald Trump proposed $152 million to begin the project, part of a $1.7-billion prison system funding increase to improve pay and address staffing shortages. The budget request includes funding to rebuild Alcatraz into a modern high-security prison, covering initial costs. Alcatraz, closed in the 1960s due to high costs, later became a tourist site but may be rebuilt as a modern high-security prison. Initial funding is proposed, though California politicians are skeptical over costs and […]