“When we were a more serious nation, in the past, we did not hesitate to enclose the most dangerous criminals and keep them away from anyone they could harm. This is how it should be,” Trump argued to reopen the prison that stopped working in 1963.
The president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced this Sunday that he ordered his cabinet to launch the reopening and expansion of the Alcatraz prisona recognized prison located in a California Island that closed in 1963.
In line with the first measures of his administration, the president considered through his social social network that “for too long, the United States has been plagued by violent, cruel and repeat offenders, the scum of society, which will only contribute to misery and suffering.” Given this scenario, Trump launched: “When we were a more serious nation, in the past, We did not hesitate to lock the most dangerous criminals and keep them away from anyone they could damage. This is how it should be. ”
That was why he ordered the Prison Office, together with the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of National Security “that reopen a substantially expanded and rebuilt Alcatraz to house the most ruthless and violent criminals in the United States”
To close the publication, Trump remarked: “Alcatraz’s reopening will serve as a symbol of law, order and justice.”
The history of Alcatraz prison
Alcatraz’s prison is recognized worldwide, currently functions as a museum, by the strong cold waters of the Pacific Ocean that surround it. Formerly known as “La Roca”, this jail housed the most notorious criminals in American history, including Al Capone and George “machine gun” Kelly.
Alcatraz worked for 29 years before closing in 1963 and during that period 36 people tried to escape in 14 different leakage plans. Almost none achieved its goal.
The fate of three inmates in particular – John Anglin, his brother Clarence and Frank Morris – is the object of debate and was dramatized in the 1979 film of Alcatraz, starring Clint Eastwood.
The island of Alcatraz is now an important tourist site managed by the National Parks Service and declared a National Historical Monument. The closure of the federal prison in 1963 was attributed to the deterioration of infrastructure and high costs of repair and supply of the island’s facilitiessince everything, from fuel to food, It had to be transported by boat.
Source: Ambito
