'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages labeled 'calming areas,' watchdog finds
World2 sources1 country🔦 Under-reported7m ago
An internal watchdog report from the Department of Homeland Security has sharply criticized conditions at the now-closed Florida immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The facility held nearly 80 detainees in cramped conditions inside small metal enclosures.
According to the inspector's findings, detainees were kept in these metal cages for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours. Notably, the enclosures were labeled as "calming areas."
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