Alligator Alcatraz: Where Human Rights Are Outwitted by Convenience The recent report by the US Department of Homeland Security's watchdog on the conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention center in Florida, highlights the systematic dismantling of human rights even in unlikely places.
The facility's use of small metal cages as "calming areas" for detainees is a far cry from humane treatment and raises questions about its true intentions.
The OIG report notes that the facility, established by an executive order signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, used outdoor cages to hold 79 immigrants, some for up to two hours, at least once as a disciplinary measure.