Alcatraz Island, once a federal prison, is now a tourist hotspot. President Trump has proposed revamping the facility to accommodate the most dangerous criminals, reflecting a push for stricter incarceration policies. Historically, the island has played various roles, from a military fortress in the 1850s to housing notorious criminals like Al Capone. Significantly, it also housed Native American detainees resisting forced assimilation. Trump's remarks evoke a historical perspective on crime and punishment, suggesting a return to more severe measures against violent offenders.
Today's Alcatraz is a tourist attraction, but President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he was ordering the decommissioned prison to be rebuilt and expanded to house the country's 'most ruthless and violent' offenders.
'When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm,' Trump wrote on social media.
Fortified with more than 100 cannons, Alcatraz became part of a 'triangle of defense,' along with Fort Point and Lime Point, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Nineteen members of the Hopi Tribe were sent to Alcatraz when they resisted the federal government's assimilation program.
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