The maximum security federal penitentiary located on a San Francisco island was closed in 1963 and now Trump wants to rebuild it and regain its functions to “house America’s most ruthless and violent criminals.”

“For too long, America has been plagued by ruthless, violent, repeat offenders, the dregs of society, who will never bring anything but misery and suffering,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

He also expressed that “we will no longer tolerate these serial offenders who sow filth, bloodshed and chaos in our streets.”

“That is why today (yesterday) I will order the Bureau of Prisons, along with the Department of Justice, the FBI and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially expanded and rebuilt ALCATRAZ to house America’s most ruthless and violent Criminals,” he stated on the Internet platform.

The eventual reopening of the prison, which last century housed notorious gangsters such as Machine Gun Kelly or Al Capone a piece of news that immediately received criticism.

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