Detainees allege water deprivation and coerced signings at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention site

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Source: The Guardian
Detainees allege water deprivation and coerced signings at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention site
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Detainees at Florida’s tented ICE facility nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” say guards have withheld food and water, deprived medicines, and pressured inmates to sign documents in English they cannot read, including claims that water is rotten and infested with mosquito larvae; advocates say these actions amount to coercion and rights violations amid long-standing concerns about conditions at the site.

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