Can Trump Make Alcatraz Great Again? That’s the plan.. But before we decide whether that’s a feasible or just policy goal - what is it?

Today it’s a tourist attraction nestled near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. But Alcatraz’s history spans 175 years. President Millard Filmore declared the island a military reservation in 1850. By the end of the decade, troops were permanently garrisoned at the post on Alcatraz for the defense of the Bay Area. In 1934, Alcatraz transitioned into a federal penitentiary and remained as one for 29 years. The prison housed more than 1,500 inmates.

We should be re-reading the Constitution and reminding ourselves that life liberty and the pursuit of happiness should be the goal of the government; not to have them invent cruel ways to lock us and our neighbors up.

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REFERENCES:

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape

https://hanfordsentinel.com/news/national/the-federal-bureau-of-prisons-has-lots-of-problems-reopening-alcatraz-is-now-one-of/article_b8977569-da39-4da4-860e-82db7562469b.html

https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/column/order-reopen-alcatraz-seen-political-stunt-provoke-public-trauma-amid-mounting-policy-failures/