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AG Bondi heads to Alcatraz for briefing after Trump's order to reopen infamous prison
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1:25Now PlayingAttorney General Pam Bondi is going to Alcatraz on Thursday to receive a briefing on the facility.
Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will tour the prison and surrounding island, discuss facilities with Park Police and direct staff to collaborate on necessary planning to reopen the facility, according to a Justice Department official.
President Donald Trump announced on May 5 that he was ordering federal agencies to rebuild and reopen the notorious maximum security prison. Alcatraz closed more than 60 years ago, in part because it was considered too expensive to maintain.
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