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Doug Burgum: “Start the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals”

On the recordJuly 17, 2025
Start the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals
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Doug Burgum
Republican · North Dakota
Source
huffpost.com
Jul 17, 2025

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Burgum discusses the initiative to renovate Alcatraz for housing criminals.

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