Trump sends embattled Pam Bondi to Alcatraz prison in re-opening bid [View all]

Source: The Independent

Trump sends embattled Pam Bondi to Alcatraz prison in re-opening bid

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will visit Alcatraz Thursday

Erin Keller
In Ohio
Thursday 17 July 2025 21:24 BST

Two senior Trump officials visited Alcatraz Thursday to announce plans to convert it back into a federal prison, which one Democrat called the president’s "stupidest initiative yet."

Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has been mired in controversy since the contentious release of the Epstein Files last week, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the island in San Francisco Bay.

Sharing photos from a boat on the way to the island, as well as inside the prison, Burgum wrote on X, “Spent the day on Alcatraz Island, a @NatlParkService site, to start the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals. This administration is restoring safety, justice, and order to our streets. @Interior & @TheJusticeDept are following a directive by @POTUS to help lead that mission.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reopen-alcatraz-federal-prison-b2790916.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-officials-announce-bid-reopen-144050138.html