![[FILES] Alcatraz is pictured on 27 September 2014 in San Francisco, California. US President Donald Trump said 5 May 2025 he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago. Alcatraz closed in 1963 due to high operating costs after being open for just 29 years, according to the US Bureau of Prisons, and now serves as a tourist attraction.](https://images.assettype.com/tribune/2025-05-05/77trgt7l/00044JJ29D.jpg?w=200&auto=format&q=70&rect=0%2C22%2C2640%2C1733&h=131&fit=crop)
Trump plan to reopen Alcatraz mocked as inspired by the movies
US President Donald Trump’s surprise directive to reopen Alcatraz prison has sparked online ridicule, with many linking the idea to a recent TV screening of…
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