Detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' facing 'harrowing human right violations'
6 days ago
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- Detainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration jail were shackled in a 2ft-high metal cage ('the box') and left outside without water for up to a day.
- Amnesty International's report alleges 'cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment,' including unsanitary conditions, medical neglect, and lack of privacy.
- Guards reportedly used 'the box' for arbitrary punishment of trivial or non-existent offenses.
- Florida officials denied the allegations, calling the report 'politically motivated.'
- The facility, ordered to close in August, reopened in October after appellate court intervention.
- Similar abuses were reported at Miami's Krome detention center, including overcrowding and humiliating treatment.
- Amnesty criticized the lack of federal oversight at 'Alligator Alcatraz,' calling it a risk for 'enforced disappearances.'
- The report urges Florida to shut down the facility and calls for an end to mass detention policies.