‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents Detainees at Florida’s immigration jail, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” claim guards are withholding food and clean water, including water with mosquito larvae, to coerce them into signing documents in English they do not comprehend. These actions are part of alleged ongoing abuses at the facility, which has a history of mistreatment claims and is slated for closure.

• Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ allege guards are denying them food and clean water.
• The water provided is described as ‘rotten’ and containing mosquito larvae.
• Guards are reportedly pressuring detainees to sign documents in English that they do not understand.
• Withholding of water and food appears to be a tactic to force consent to deportation or signing of documents.
• Detainees with medical needs have also allegedly been denied timely access to medication.
• The facility has a reputation for brutal treatment and alleged human and civil rights abuses.
• The Florida department of emergency management has previously denied mistreatment claims.