United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a controversial plan to reopen and significantly expand the infamous Alcatraz prison, aiming to house the country’s most dangerous and violent offenders. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump declared that the nation has been "plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat criminal offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than misery and suffering."

To combat what he described as a national crisis, President Trump said he is instructing the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate efforts to reconstruct Alcatraz. The new facility will be "substantially enlarged and rebuilt" to accommodate individuals deemed too dangerous for existing institutions.

"We will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals who came into our country illegally," Trump said in his post. He emphasized that the revitalized prison will stand as a "symbol of law, order and justice."

Alcatraz, located on an island in San Francisco Bay, operated as a maximum-security federal prison until its closure in 1963. It once housed some of America’s most notorious criminals. The decision to restore it aligns with Trump’s broader law-and-order agenda during his re-election term, signaling a tougher stance on crime and illegal immigration.

The announcement has sparked immediate discussion among policymakers, legal experts, and civil rights groups, with supporters praising the move as a long-overdue measure and critics questioning its legality, cost, and human rights implications. As implementation details remain unclear, the proposed project marks a dramatic shift in federal corrections policy under Trump's administration.