Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt ^62.3%

Reason.com - By C.J. Ciaramella - 6/26/2026, 5:52 PM

Negativity Bias 38.9% - Framing Effect 27.3% - Confirmation Bias 19.7%

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference Thursday that the state's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp is shutting down after less than a year in operation. It's a quiet end for a detention camp that the state of Florida opened last July with a splashy media rollout, including Alligator Alcatraz merchandise... more