Alligator Alcatraz, Florida
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Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.
While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.
Gaetano Mirabella Costa, who is locked up inside Alligator Alcatraz has spoken out about the alleged conditions
Interviews with several news outlets have documented everything from insect infestations to widespread problems with plumbing. And new evidence has emerged that many of the detainees at Alligator Alcatraz may not even have a criminal record.
Lawmakers called for Italy’s conservative government to do more to secure the repatriation of two nationals held at the new facility in Florida’s Everglades.
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz flooded almost immediately and conditions at the detention center aren’t improving. Guards and detainees alike report a lack of clean water, swarming mosquitos, rainwater leaks, and other “inhumane” conditions.
Getting their first look at Alligator Alcatraz more than 10 days after Republicans did, Democratic leaders say 'people are in horrible conditions.'
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Prisoners at Florida's newly opened immigrant detention center in the Everglades are suffering in squalid conditions and are cut off from legal access, according to attorneys, detainees, family members, and lawmakers.