I escaped
- 07 May 2025
A view from a helicopter of Alcatraz Prison, a National Parks site located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday. Reuters
Like many people, I have been in a cell at Alcatraz Island but escaped. It’s a lot easier when you are a tourist. Now President Trump wants to reopen it as a working prison for the worst. Prisoners have previously escaped from cells but died crossing the bay, we presume.
There are surely enough, secure jails already and if not, building and running prisons is very profitable.
Basically it’s probably another attention distracting stunt rather than wiping out an interesting tourist spot. However, he might be looking at converting it to a luxurious venue given the number of previous attempts to jail him.
Dennis Fitzgerald,
Melbourne, Australia