Alcatraz 2.0 Is About Power, Not Public Safety
Why resurrect a relic of incarceration? Nostalgia? Or control?
On May 4, 2025, Donald Trump took to Truth Social with a bold and deeply alarming announcement: he was ordering federal agencies to reopen and expand Alcatraz Island to house “America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.” He named the DOJ, the Bureau of Prisons, Homeland Security, and the FBI as the agencies involved. The post was classic Trump: high-…
