Federal Bureau of Prisons has a $3 billion repair backlog. Now it’s expected to reopen Alcatraz too

fortune.com/2025/05/06/federal-bureau-prisons-3-billion-repair-backlog-reopen-alcatraz

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog.
And now, a stunning directive from President Donald Trump for the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons to “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” — the notorious penitentiary on an…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-05-06 11:00:03.
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