An aerial animation released by the National Parks Service (NPS) showed the Alcatraz Complex a day after US President Donald Trump ordered the reopening of the famous prison.
Trump said last Sunday that he was instructing the Federal Department of Prisons (BOP) to rebuild and reopen the prison of Alcatraz, in São Francisco Bay, to “house the most cruel and violent criminals in America.”
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“Reconstructs and open Alcatraz!” Trump posted on the Truth Social platform. “When we were a more serious nation in the past, we did not hesitate to arrest the most dangerous criminals and keep them away from anyone who could harm,” he added.
Alcatraz was considered the safest arrest of the United States for being located on an island surrounded by cold waters and strong currents.
No successful escape has been officially recorded from Alcatraz, although five prisoners are listed as “missing and presumably drowned.”
The complex was closed in 1963 because it was very expensive to continue operating, according to the Federal Department of Prison Department (BOP) website, largely due to location. It was almost three times more expensive to keep it working than any other federal prison, according to the BOP website.
This content was originally published on video: Watch the interior of Alcatraz prison, which Trump wants to reopen on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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