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Amnesty Report Alleges Torture and Enforced Disappearances at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz and Krome

The findings land as Florida’s rapidly expanded detention system operates with limited oversight and rising costs.

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In an aerial view from a helicopter, imprisoned immigrants are seen spelling out "SOS" with their bodies at Krome Detention Center run by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami, Florida, on July 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • The 61-page report released December 4 details cruel, inhuman treatment at the state-run Everglades facility and ICE’s Krome that in some cases meets the definition of torture.
  • At Alligator Alcatraz, detainees described a 2×2 foot outdoor “box” used for punishment, constant illumination, overflowing toilets, limited showers, poor food and water, routine shackling, and denied or delayed medical care.
  • Amnesty says the Everglades site lacks basic registration and tracking systems, enabling incommunicado detention that it labels enforced disappearances.
  • At Krome, researchers reported overcrowding, prolonged solitary confinement, medical neglect despite on-site clinics, and guard violence; since October 2024, at least 24 people have died in ICE custody, including six in Florida and four at Krome.
  • Florida’s detention buildout includes 34 no-bid contracts exceeding $360 million and a $608 million FEMA reimbursement, the Everglades site remains open after an appellate stay on a closure order, and the governor’s office calls the allegations fabricated and politically motivated.