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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.
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 ...
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Immigration attorney says detainees struggling to access water, medication at Everglades facility
Fraga's account is one of several stories from inmates and attorneys about the detention facility’s challenges during its ...
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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 ...
5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz
GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired ...
‘Gravely concerned’: Miami mayor calls for transparency, access to Alligator Alcatraz
Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami asks the feds and state government for access ...
Nonprofits fight back: 'Everglades Alcatraz' rose without a review or citizen input.
Blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to keep the ...
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Allegations of poor conditions at Alligator Alcatraz prompt inquiries to Florida officials
People being held at a remote immigration facility in the Everglades, known as Alligator Alcatraz, say they are facing harsh ...