Trump’s idea of ​​transforming Alcatraz into a prison arouses tourist criticism

Tourist cargoes crossed Alcatraz Island on Monday morning and looked in tiny prison cells, learning the most notorious detainees who have remained there – and those who tried to escape.

The tour was standard for the venerated attraction of San Francisco, with the exception of a subject which simply could not be avoided in the conversations echoing the old cells of cellular block.

Can you believe that President Trump wants to transform Alcatraz into a federal prison?

The morning visits groups were full of international travelers, and many of them had received telephone alerts in Trump’s plan or read reports on breakfast. Some wondered if they could be among the last visitors authorized to wander on the island. But no one seemed to think that the idea was almost as brilliant as Mr. Trump thought.

“I thought it was a joke,” said Philipp Neumann, who visited Germany. “Is it a ruin, isn’t it, more or less?”

A ruin, yes, with some damaging buildings so badly that they have no more roofs or comprehensive walls. The cells have broken toilets, if they have them at all, without running water or sewer system.

The external walls of the cell blocks are so weak that they are reinforced with nets to prevent the pieces of concrete from collapsing on the heads of tourists. Bird deposits coat a large part of the island. All fuel food supplies must be made by boat.