Reaction continued to pour in on Monday in response to President Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison.

Nearly all interviewed agreed it would be very expensive to restore the historic facility on an island in San Francisco Bay.

The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

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Local leaders call Trump's plan to reopen Alcatraz 'absurd' Reaction continued to pour in on Monday in response to President Trump's idea to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison.

ALCATRAZ – Visitors to the prison here had mixed reactions Monday to President Donald Trump’s expressed desire to once again house hardened criminals in the notorious former federal prison.