Does prison really work? Once known for holding America’s most notorious gangsters and criminals, nobody ever expected that Alcatraz might become a prison once again — until now.
I’ll bring back Alcatraz, says Trump
Isolation: Alcatraz prison was closed because it was nearly three times more expensive to operate than any other federal penitentiary, largely because of its island location.
Glossary
Democrats - Members of the Democratic party, the left-leaning US political party. Joe Biden and Barack Obama are both Democrats.
Rehabilitation - Literally, 'to make fit again'.
Inmates - People who live in a place where they are not free to come and go as they please, like a prison or a hospital.