Bondi, Burgum Visit Alcatraz Amid Plans to Reopen It as Prison

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the former federal prison Alcatraz in California on July 17, following President Donald Trump’s order to reopen the island prison to house the nation’s most dangerous criminals. Alcatraz, located off the coast of San Francisco, served as a federal prison from 1934 until its closure in 1963 due to high operational costs. Since then, it has been managed by the National Park Service and opened to the public as a tourist site. Burgum stated on X that they were touring the island prison “to start the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals” in the nation, which will help advance Trump’s efforts to crack down on criminal activity....