Alligator Alcatraz Exposed | Spokane News

A billion-dollar Florida detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” shut down after just a year amid damning revelations: detainees were packed into tiny metal cages—some for punishment, others for up to two hours—while staff claimed it was for “calming.” Inspectors called it inhumane and highly unconventional, while former detainees and Amnesty International said it was used as torture. Officers denied shackling, but detainees told Amnesty they were. The report found systemic failures across federal and state guidelines, even as Homeland Security insisted oversight was the state’s job. Detainees filed lawsuits over beatings and pepper spray, and the governor declared the facility had “fulfilled its role”—a role built on punishment and dehumanization. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article317238477.html More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/42abe186b835f8d2 Report issues to [email protected].