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Sat Jul 12, 2025, 03:16 PM Jul 12

Fla. Dems tour concentration camp: "It's 34 people per cage. They drink, brush, and defecate in the same tiny unit." [View all]

Brian Allen @allenanalysis
🚨Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz just toured “Alligator Alcatraz” and came out shaking: “It’s 34 people per cage. They drink, brush, and defecate in the same tiny unit. The photos don’t come close to the stench of it.”

We’re packing human beings into kennel conditions, then calling it justice.


“Disturbing, disgusting”: Florida Democrats condemn ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ conditions after tour

Florida Democrats toured Alligator Alcatraz after filing a lawsuit over denied access. A press conference was held after their tour, where they shared the 'inhumane' living conditions they witnessed.

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...also:

Members of Florida Congress speak prior to their tour of 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Democratic lawmakers said they plan to attend Saturday's event but called it a "staged, scripted, and sanitized tour." They said they intend to return to the facility "unannounced for true oversight." Members of Florida Congress gave a press conference before their tour of the facility.

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