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50. A starting point 100 million on just rebuilding the repair the decay...

Sun May 4, 2025, 09:45 PM

May 4

add in all the fiber optics , electrics, fire suppression, generators, HVAC systems, water purifications systems, sewage systems and treatment facilities.

My buddy spent years working as the working foreman on electrical, alarm, fiber optics, and related in NYS prisons and youth facilities. They put in miles and miles of new stuff, one place took several years.

It ain't a hotel its a prison.

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Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison [View all] Initech May 4 OP

Trump should be the first "resident" to move into it. madinmaryland May 4 #1

Orange will be the new orange. Xipe Totec May 4 #51

My thoughts exactly Grim Chieftain May 4 #55

Lock trump up then perhaps lets consider that it is time to do French Revolution stuff Trueblue1968 May 4 #62

Beat me to it. calimary May 5 #73

Gov Schwarzenegger would make a fine warden thought crime May 5 #79

The idiot is at it again. Alcatraz was deteriorating when it closed in 1963. brush May 5 #80

Actually, it is a tourist attraction. mwmisses4289 May 5 #85

Bobby Kennedy shut down Alcatraz as AG AdamGG May 5 #83

An idea so stupid you know he thought of it himself dem4decades May 4 #2

Heard that either don jr or Eric floated the idea previously vapor2 May 4 #23

So they can get billions of our tax dollars to rebuild it. Lonestarblue May 5 #91

Like nuking a hurricane. 😂 IrishAfricanAmerican May 4 #41

And windmill cancer (n/t) AdamGG May 5 #82

More idiocy from trump. Although, I'd prefer Alcatraz to some prison in Mississippi or Kansas. Silent Type May 4 #3

Mississippi and Kansas are way cheaper to build underpants May 4 #6

Yeah, but it's hot as hell and prisons ain't big on air conditioning. Silent Type May 4 #16

I honestly look forward to the day I never have to hear the shit coming from his vile mouth ever again! Initech May 4 #10

It's like they sit around all day and intentionally try to come up witht the absolute worst answer to every problem. Initech May 4 #21

He's all everywhere today for the Meet the Press conference interview underpants May 4 #24

+1. Doubt we need another prison, but any sane person would say let's expand Leavenworth. Naw, trump Silent Type May 4 #25

The current buildings are crumbling... VMA131Marine May 4 #34

Alcatraz was finished being built 1858 MissouriDem47 May 4 #47

Must have seen Papillon on TV Metaphorical May 5 #76

Clint might still be availlable? Brainfodder May 4 #4

What about Shawshank??? Oz??? underpants May 4 #22

English was my favorite character in the movie. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 4 #32

He is a convicted felon, twice impeached IronLionZion May 4 #5

Is this his get around the judges order? bluestarone May 4 #7

Repairs and renovation would take SO LONG usonian May 5 #72

Mr. 34 felonies???? The Blue Flower May 4 #8

Wants to build in SF Bay and not use Super Max's purposely built in cheaper areas? underpants May 4 #9

He's a real estate genius! Prairie Gates May 5 #95

IIRC it was closed partly because it was expensive to operate and needed $$$$$ repairs bucolic_frolic May 4 #11

How much is all of this costing the US taxpayer? Irish_Dem May 4 #12

Not a consideration when he has big donors with construction companies to repay Attilatheblond May 4 #28

100% certain that the Trump crime family will get a cut of any federal construction contracts. Irish_Dem May 4 #31

Only if it's his new address. marble falls May 4 #13

Whata maroon! Buddyzbuddy May 4 #14

It's just more trolling nonsense JoseBalow May 4 #15

I've been there. He'd have to blow it up and start over from scratch. rsdsharp May 4 #17

The top comment of anyone who has been to Alcatraz as a tourist is "IT'S SO SMALL!" Prairie Gates May 5 #96

That's true. Especially the exercise yard outside the dining hall. rsdsharp May 5 #97

I imagine he must have watched a movie about Alcatraz before coming up with this "brilliant" LoisB May 4 #18

Alcatraz is easier to escape than its reputation in the minds of ignoramuses. RockRaven May 4 #19

The Mythbusters made it. BidenRocks May 4 #69

Welp. sheshe2 May 4 #20

Hail Dondus! BootinUp May 4 #26

The closure of the federal prison in 1963 was attributed to crumbling infrastructure and the high costs of repairing and riversedge May 4 #27

My friend & I took the tour of Alcatraz many years ago dflprincess May 4 #49

Welcome back... FailureToCommunicate May 4 #29

Henry J Hudson Chrysler! Make sure the fargin bastage nevers sees "Escape from LA" and "Escape from aka-chmeee May 4 #30

Will the incarcerated also serve as tourist guides? deurbano May 4 #33

Mary Largo would make a better prison. There are probably dozens of felons there already and it Wonder Why May 4 #35

Projectionionist Iamscrewed May 4 #36

Just when you thought he couldn't come up with anything more stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 4 #37

Yes mr. Trump, we need to build a hellhole type of prison to hold repeat criminal offenders. Gary 50 May 4 #38

I thought he was more into pardoning violent criminals re Jan 6 mdbl May 4 #39

Self 3auld6phart May 4 #40

Next he'll have televised executions by firing squad. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 4 #42

Need More Sharks FrankTC May 4 #43

It's obvious that he spends a good portion of his effort D. Spaulding May 4 #44

Exactly. His biggest fans are people who think this is a reality show. Ray Bruns May 5 #90

Hahahaha Bluesman49 May 4 #45

He is losing his mind......mush Historic NY May 4 #46

You last sentence probably identifies a big part of the 'why' AZJonnie May 5 #81

He's a reality TV star. This is why they do. Performative Bullshit. Martin68 May 4 #48

A starting point 100 million on just rebuilding the repair the decay... Historic NY May 4 #50

Donald Trump. The Turdman of Alcatraz. 2MuchNoise May 4 #52

Is this real? It can't be. displacedvermoter May 4 #53

This will be followed by a Trump program to populate the waters around the island with sharks...with frikkin lasers. LudwigPastorius May 4 #54

The prison, as a tourist destination, generates $60 million per year onenote May 4 #56

He is also going to bring back rotary phones - Nigrum Cattus May 4 #57

Ah, Law darts... Good times. Good times. thought crime May 5 #89

The criminals he's describing is him, projecting like mad. fierywoman May 4 #58

Who took his strawberries? COL Mustard May 4 #59

Captain Queeg was right about the strawberries Martin Eden May 4 #64

It ain't even that...he said ONE doll for xmas. Talk about SCROOGE... CTyankee May 5 #75

Yuuuuge cost to rebuild howardmappel May 4 #60

Why aren't media types calling this out for what it is? Mr. Jinx May 4 #61

There are thousands of tons of hazardous/toxic materials and soil on that island. John1956PA May 5 #78

The firehose of bullshit orangecrush May 4 #63

Obviously he has never been there it would cost at least 750 billion to refurbish and would help the SF Bay kimbutgar May 4 #65

Where is DOGE for this waste and abuse? Norrrm May 4 #66

He's trying to stick it to Newsom in any way he can. C Moon May 4 #67

Does he lnow it's a tourist attraction and crumbling? How many billions sinkingfeeling May 4 #68

".....dregs of society...." Turbineguy May 5 #70

If His Lips Are Moving, He's Projecting The Roux Comes First May 5 #71

Trumpillon? Montauk6 May 5 #74

Yay! Mike Nelson May 5 #77

He's such a wizard at real estate deals too. Just imagine how much money THIS project will save.... Ford_Prefect May 5 #84

Oh I misread this orangecrush May 5 #86

Mocking this insane idea will just make him push it more Bristlecone May 5 #87

Bet Trump knows a construction company that could do the work..wink,wink. Bengus81 May 5 #88

Good. He can have it all to himself, 'cept for the ghosts of course. His forever home. twodogsbarking May 5 #92

How theatrical. n/t defacto7 May 5 #93

He does not want to do this. murielm99 May 5 #94