US President said he will rebuild maximum security prison, ended in 1963, to “house the most cruel and violent offenders”
The President of the United States, (Republican Party), ordered the reconstruction and reopening of the arrest of. Situated on an island in the São Francisco Basin (California), the Federal Federal Security Penitentiary, known as “A Rocha”, has been closed since 1963 and, in its place, a museum today has been operating.
“Today, I am instructing the Federal Prison Agency, along with the Justice Department, the FBI and [o Departamento de] Internal security, reopening a substantially expanded and reconstructed Alcatraz, to house the cruel and violent offenders in the United States”Trump wrote on the platform.
In the text, initiated with exclamation (in upper case in the original): “rebuild and open Alcatraz!”, The US president said the country will no longer be hostage “of criminals, bandits and judges, who are afraid to do their work and allow us to remove criminals who entered illegally in our country”.
The reopening of Alcatraz adds to a series of trump efforts to expand vacancies in maximum security prisons. The North Government, the CECOT (Terrorism Confinement Center) and transfer to the US deported institution.
Among the deported, it is, of salvadorenha origin, deported “by an administrative error”According to Trump government lawyers.
The case of Abrego García became central to Trump promoted. Although the Supreme Court has determined that the government should “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the country after its deportation was considered illegal, the US President.
The arrest of Alcatraz, the same name of the island where it is located, operated from 1934 to 1963, when it was closed due to its high costs.
The prison housed known criminals, such as the al Capone gangsters and “Machine Gun” Kelly. Its geographical isolation made the theme arrest of legendary narratives and films, such as (1979), (1996) and (2018). Some of the stories are based on the escape of robbers Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris in 1962, who challenged the propagated inviolability of prison security.
Read Trump’s post in full, translated:
“Reconstruct and open Alcatraz! For a long time, the United States has been tormented by cruel, violent and repeat offenders, the slag of society, which will never contribute anything but misery and suffering.
“When we were a more serious nation, in past times, we did not hesitate to arrest the most dangerous criminals and keep them away from anyone who could harm. This is how it should be. We will no longer tolerate these criminals in series that spread dirt, bloodshed and chaos on our streets.
“This is why today I am instructing the Federal Prison Agency, along with the Justice Department, the FBI and [o Departamento de] Internal security, reopening a substantially expanded and reconstructed Alcatraz to house the cruel and violent offenders in the United States.
“We will no longer be hostage to criminals, bandits and judges who are afraid to do their work and allow us to remove criminals who have entered illegally in our country. The reopening of the Alcatraz will serve as a symbol of law, order and justice.
