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Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz shutting down permanently, sources say
Companies hired by the state to operate Alligator Alcatraz were notified Monday morning to begin “full demobilization” of the facility, quietly bringing an ignominious close a $1.2 billion experiment that had once been hailed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue, four sources familiar with the [...] The post Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz shutting down permanently, sources say appeared first on News Pub . The post Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz shutting down permanently, sources say appeared first on News Pub .
Companies hired by the state to operate Alligator Alcatraz were notified Monday morning to begin “full demobilization” of the facility, quietly bringing an ignominious close a $1.2 billion experiment that had once been hailed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue, four sources familiar with the operations of the detention center told CBS News Miami. “All vendors got the notice,” one source explained. The final few detainees left the facility last week , either being transferred to other detention centers or deported to third countries. …
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