Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds
A state-run immigration detention facility in Florida's Everglades, called Alligator Alcatraz, confined detainees in small metal cages measuring roughly 4 feet by 4 feet, where men were reportedly left shackled for hours. A government report found that the facility violated federal and state detention standards. Some former detainees have disputed how the cages were described in coverage of the situation.
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3 developments- Sep 14Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
- Sep 15Alligator Alcatraz federal report details overcrowding, health concerns at former Florida detention facility
- Sep 17Only left-leaning coverage:‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were held in cages the size of a phone booth
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