The American president announced his intention to house the United States' most violent criminals there, as he announced in a post on his Truth Social account. "We will no longer tolerate repeat offenders who sow decay, bloodshed, and chaos in our streets," Trump declared.
Located on Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco (California), the prison operated from 1934 to 1963.
Covering an area of 2.01 km2, it closed a year after three men escaped and disappeared.