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,

As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get derailed by regulations.