US EditionGuards at 'Alligator Alcatraz' beat, pepper-sprayed detainees, lawyer says
Lawyers say the attack followed a protest over lost phone access, and one detainee suffered a broken wrist while another had a bruised eye.
- On April 2, guards at Alligator Alcatraz allegedly beat and pepper-sprayed detainees in the Florida Everglades, according to attorney Katherine Blankenship, after inmates complained about restricted phone access.
- District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell ordered detention officials last month to provide timely, unmonitored legal calls, but the ACLU filed a notice alleging state officials violated this court order.
- Detainee Raiko Lopez Morffi was punched, kicked, and beaten by guards, Blankenship reported, while another detainee, Lazaro Hernandez Galban, described guards using tear gas before beating inmates in the cell.
- Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Dick Durbin of Illinois launched an inquiry into constitutional violations, while U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz described conditions as 'inhumane' after a recent visit.
- The facility remains on lockdown following the April 2 disturbances, and Judge Chappell stated she expects her March 27 demands for phone access to be met immediately.
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Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed migrant detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, causing injuries to their heads, shoulders and wrists, according to a lawyer for two detainees. The guards targeted several detainees at the state-run facility after they complained about a lack of phone access one day earlier this month, lawyer Katherine Blankenship said in a court declaration. The phones…
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OCHOPEE, Florida — Allegations of abuse at a remote immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades are drawing legal scrutiny after detainees reported being beaten for demanding phone access. According to court filings, several men held at the ICE-run facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were allegedly assaulted by guards on April 2 after protesting the sudden loss of phone service. One detainee, Raiko Lopez Morffi, later appeared wi…
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