Detainees Confined to Small Metal Cages at Alligator Alcatraz, Report Finds
The report said 18-square-foot enclosures and other cramped spaces harmed detainees, and it recommended more room, pest control and clean water.
- A Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General report found the Florida Everglades detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," held detainees in "cramped conditions" harmful to their physical and mental health.
- Investigators identified 18 square-foot enclosures called "calming areas," while detainees reported inhumane treatment in small metal enclosures dubbed "the box." The report recommended more space, pest control, and clean water.
- On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis defended the facility, claiming the state intended to exceed federal standards while noting "probably 10 million" people entered illegally under President Biden.
- State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat, called the findings "disgusting" and demanded accountability for "BILLIONS" in taxpayer dollars spent on the facility he described as "cruel and inhumane."
- Republican candidate for governor Byron Donalds dismissed calls for investigation as "busy work," noting the Florida Soft-Sided Facility had operated one year before closing.
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A new report has been released about the controversial migrant detention center “Alligator Alcatraz,” which reveals several abuses. Among other things, the report states that people were held in small metal cages, which investigators say is “unprecedented.”
New DHS Report From Skewers Alligator Alcatraz As Inhumane, Especially ‘Calming Areas’ The Size Of Animal Cages
The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), an internal watchdog group, issued a 33-page report after an unannounced inspection of the camp-like jail in January.
Migrants in US Locked in Tiny Cages That Guards Called ‘Calming Areas’
A notorious detention centre in Florida kept immigrants in cramped metal enclosures that posed “significant risks” to their health and safety, a report by a US government watchdog has found. The cages – which had only 1.6 sq metres of floor space – were referred to by guards at the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility as “calming […]
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Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds
The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report.
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