Ex-Secret Service agent: 'Is bang worth the buck' for Alcatraz?

(NewsNation) — Former Secret Service Special Agent Charles Marino pondered whether reopening Alcatraz is the astir effectual solution for the Trump administration.

Speaking to "The Hill" connected Monday night, Marino asked if "the bang [was] worthy the buck" and suggested determination were possibly much viable alternatives.

"To accidental that the plumbing whitethorn request immoderate enactment is an understatement," Marino said. "The spot needs a full revamp ... truthful you're fundamentally talking astir gathering from scratch.

"If we're talking astir expanding corrections capabilities wrong the United States, I would reason there's astir apt cheaper places to physique a caller supermax location," Marino added.

President Trump has directed national authorities to grow and reopen the historical prison to location the U.S.' "most ruthless, violent" criminals.