Vrede too wrote: ↑Sun May 04, 2025 8:04 pm

Are escapes from federal prison a big thing these days? I've been to
Alcatraz (GGNRA), it would cost tens of millions or more to rebuild, more than starting from scratch would cost. There's zero reason why it would be any more intimidating than any other pen. As for enlarging it, the island is small. Not much room to make it bigger and still have room for the necessary docking facilities, administration, storage, maintenance, etc.
Will we publicly debate this stupidity, or will BoP and NPS quietly and tactfully tell King Tang that it's stupid and we'll never hear about it again?
Trump says he'll reopen Alcatraz prison for 'America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders'
... The prison was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and supplying the island facility, because everything from fuel to food had to be brought by boat.
Bringing the facility up to modern-day standards would require massive investments at a time when the Bureau of Prisons has been shuttering prisons for similar infrastructure issues....
A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that the agency “will comply with all Presidential Orders.” The spokesperson did not immediately answer questions from The Associated Press regarding the practicality and feasibility of reopening Alcatraz or the agency’s role in the future of the former prison given the National Park Service’s control of the island.

Non-MAGA bureaucrats slog through their days praying that DonOLD's Fickle Finger of Stupidity doesn't point in their direction.
... The island serves as a veritable time machine to a bygone era of corrections. The Bureau of Prisons currently has 16 penitentiaries performing the same high-security functions as Alcatraz, including its maximum security facility in Florence, Colorado, and the U.S. penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, which is home to the federal death chamber.
Few to zero escapes from them.
Not much spare land for expansion, duh.
Sometimes, trashing PINO doesn't take an expert or even facts. Common sense is sufficient.

Nancy still taking him down!
Trump is an incredibly surrealist, postmodern figure. His whole worldview seems to be informed by urban legends and mid-20th century movie references that he then tries to turn into actual policy. There are too many examples to count. His fixation on the Fort Knox gold is another recent example. This is what idiocracy looks like.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/ ... rcna199354
Wanna bet he watched The Rock this weekend?
Rebuilding Alcatraz to imprison more Americans seems like a great use of tax dollars, doesn’t it?
If you’ve been on a tour there then you know this is a terrible idea.
It’s likely just red meat for the base that won’t happen, but it’s hard to tell these days. Pete Hegseth might be stationed there with surface to air missiles by Monday.
Then they can use the DoD budget to do it.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ordered Alcatraz to close in 1962: It "was much more expensive to operate than other facilities; it housed a startlingly small number of prisoners; it was deemed vulnerable to future escape attempts."
GoSaraGo!
Wait until they figure out how expensive it will be to remodel, modernize and operate Alcatraz. The plumbing alone would take years to upgrade and I’m not even sure if it’s possible.
It will never happen.
Reopening and rebuilding Alcatraz as a prison would cost approximately $235–370 million upfront and $40–60 million annually to operate.
Where you at, @DOGE?
I had the honor of visiting Alcatraz last year. It was eye-opening.
One of the most haunting exhibits was a map of the world with black balls to help you visualize the prison populations of each country
Perhaps President Trump should visit. He might learn something

"last year" - I wonder if the 2 racial displays have survived the anti-DEI purge of facts that are inconvenient for White supremacists.

More posts at the link.