Trump wants $152m to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art ⁠prison'

Donald Trump has asked for $152m (£115m) to reopen the former Alcatraz jail so it can become a "state-of-the-art" prison.

The president's plea for the money was included in a proposed budget plan released by the ​White House to fund the US federal government ‌for the 2027 financial year. Such spending requests are normally seen as suggestions by Congress.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons would use the investment to cover the ​first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art ⁠secure prison facility.