Alligator Alcatraz is no more. Tents, cars, signs disappear from airport site

What's next for the property?
WPLG

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ a pay-to-play project? Watchdogs demand transparency

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Deep in the Florida Everglades, a detention complex dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is drawing scrutiny not only for its $250 million price tag but also for who is cashing in. State ...

Shuttered 'Alligator Alcatraz' leaves complicated legacy in Florida

Top Florida officials maintain the facility’s one-year operation was a success. Behind closed doors, some GOP lawmakers say ...
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Alligator Alcatraz is a prototype carceral facility that is being replicated across the country

Alligator Alcatraz was built on the former Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades. The company in charge of constructing Alligator Alcatraz is SLSCO, LTD. (Rebecca ...
CNN

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may be shut down before Halloween. Florida already has a backup plan

Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be sent to the remote ...
Politifact

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump, DeSantis' statements about center clash with facts

Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial detention center constructed in 2025 in the Florida Everglades, could be on the verge of closing. Operating costs for the facility have escalated, with Florida ...