# Trump Proposes to Reopen Alcatraz Prison

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposes-to-reopen-alcatraz-prison/1017886 "2025-05-05T03:22:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-proposes-to-reopen-alcatraz-prison/1017886/9 "2025-05-05T04:51:47Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> There’s a whole bay to throw the debris in.

Throw enough debris into shallow waters and prisoners can hopscotch to freedom.

I guess they could televise it like “Hunger Games?”

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