In the post, Trump said he was directing the DOJ, FBI and Department of Homeland Security to look into rebuilding and expanding the prison to house the “most ruthless and violent offenders.” He wrote that reopening Alcatraz would “serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE.”

President Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz Island as a federal prison raises more questions than answers for a beloved San Francisco attraction. The big picture: Alcatraz housed prisoners, including the infamous Al Capone,

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living to have served time in Alcatraz, San Francisco ’s notorious island prison, has dismissed President Donald Trump ’s order that the jail be reopened. “I don’t think he wants to reopen it, he’s trying to draw attention to the crime rate,” Hopkins, now in his 90s, told ABC7 New York.