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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

Mark Schlakman, Florida State University

Alligator Alcatraz represents a significant departure from past Florida policy regarding immigration.
People who are incarcerated can’t protect themselves when a hurricane or wildfire threatens. Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

Benika Dixon, Texas A&M University; J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston, and Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University

Prisons and jails are difficult to evacuate when wildfires or storms approach. Many of these facilities lack evacuation plans and may keep incarcerated people on-site instead of moving them to safety.
Father and son reunited after being detained in Texas. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Immigrant detention in the US: 4 essential reads

Danielle Douez, The Conversation

A record number of immigrant children are being detained in the US. Here’s what you need to know.

Related Topics

  1. Court cases
  2. Criminal justice system
  3. Evacuation
  4. Florida
  5. Human rights
  6. Hurricanes
  7. Immigration
  8. Immigration law
  9. Prison
  10. Prisons

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