Florida's Immigration Jail: A Disturbing Look Inside

Everglades Facility: "Alligator Alcatraz"

• Punitive Measures:
• Detainees placed in a small metal cage, "the box, " for minor or non-existent offenses.
• Reports of detainees punished for seeking medical help.

• One individual spent a whole day in the box.

• Living Conditions:
• Unsanitary living spaces.
• Limited access to showers.
• Poor quality food and water.
• Inconsistent medical care.
• Detainees always shackled when outside their cages.

Krome Processing Center: Miami

• Findings by Amnesty International:
• Overcrowding.
• Inadequate medical care.
• Alarmingly disciplinary practices.
• Violence and racist abuse by guards.
• Witnessed incident: Guard slammed a metal door against a detainee's injured hand.

Operational Concerns

• "Alligator Alcatraz" operates outside federal oversight.
• Difficult for families or legal representatives to track detainees.
• Risk of incommunicado detention.

Call to Action by Amnesty International

• Demands:
• Closure of "Alligator Alcatraz."
• End cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• Halt the criminalization of migration and mass detention.
• Urgent Need:
• Address the human rights crisis immediately.