AP Spotlight The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025 Updated Dec 22, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months. More than 4,000 staff vacancies. A $3 billion repair backlog.kAmp?5 ?@H[ 2 DEF??:?8 5:C64E:G6 7C@> !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 7@C E96 4C:D:D\A=28F65 7656C2= qFC62F @7 !C:D@?D E@ Q#tq&x{s[ p}s ~!t} p{rp%#p+PQ — E96 ?@E@C:@FD A6?:E6?E:2CJ @? 2? :D=2?5 :? $2? uC2?4:D4@ q2J E92E =2DE 96=5 :?>2E6D >@C6 E92? e_ J62CD 28@]k^AmkAmtG6? 2D E96 qFC62F @7 !C:D@?D DECF88=6D H:E9 D9@CE DE277:?8[ 49C@?:4 G:@=6?46 2?5 4CF>3=:?8 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2E :ED 4FCC6?E 724:=:E:6D[ %CF>A :D 4@F?E:?8 @? 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