San Francisco (KGO) – US Public Prosecutor Bam Bondi and Interior Minister Doug Burgum in San Francisco visit the Casraz Thursday morning and is expected to announce plans to reopen the Federal Prison.
Once again in May, President Trump began talking about reopening the site as a federal prison.
Congress is expected to submit a bill to end the environmental protection of the National Park Service control on the site.
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He already gets strong reactions from local leaders.
In a statement, the spokeswoman Emerta Nancy Pelosi described, “… the most stupidity of the Trump Administration initiative so far,” saying, “It should all be important to us, it is clear that the only intellectual resources that the administration has extracted for this foolish idea is the fictional Hollywood films for decades.”
Alcatraz currently generates about $ 60 million of annual revenue, according to National Park Service.
The renewal of the island and the construction of a new prison will cost at least a quarter of a billion dollars, according to estimates.
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Phil Matier from Insider Insider ABC7 established plans and visit.
“He wants to make a statement about being difficult for the crime,” said Matiire. He said that the kings were working, but on its day. It is time to return it to combat urban crime. But this is not wrong. This is a photo.
The California Governor’s press office, Gavin News, has issued a statement saying: “Bam Bondi will reopen the kings on the same day that Trump allows the launch of Epstein’s files. So … never.”
The mayor of San Francisco Daniel Lori issued a statement saying: “There is no realistic plan to make Alcateraz reopen it like anything other than the wonderful tourist attraction that is currently …”
“It is now very similar to an ancient old castle to which tourists go,” said Matteier. “Converting it into a federal prison will take a lot of money and then work. It will take a lot of money, but planning for that and showing drawings and making a statement about it. This is much cheaper, and this is what we see now.”
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