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Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz complain of ‘deplorable’ conditions
Detainees claim lack of access to basic hygiene facilities, legal representation, and proper plumbing at the newly opened migrant facility in the Everglades.
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Florida Bishop: ‘No Argument’ with Removing Criminals, but ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Troubling
A Florida bishop is criticizing recent public statements from public officials supporting a new detention facility for ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Florida Democrats denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after Trump visit
A group of five Democratic state lawmakers in Florida said they were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new migrant ...
Miami-Dade mayor seeks monitoring access to Alligator Alcatraz detention site, citing deaths and poor conditions
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is requesting remote video monitoring, weekly site condition reports and scheduled access to the ...
Orange County Corrections confirms 'some' incarcerated people have been taken to Alligator Alcatraz
WESH 2 has confirmed people held over the past week in the Orange County jail have been transported to the new Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Florida Everglades.
Giant bugs, heat and a hospital visit: Inside Alligator Alcatraz’s first days
Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ambulance.
Environmental groups claim paving is happening at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in new court filing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously said there would be no impacts to vegetation and there would be no paving or ...