Ron DeSantis

Florida opens "Alligator Alcatraz" tent detention camp in Everglades at $450 million annual cost

2025-07-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Florida opened a 3,000-5,000 person tent detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades wetlands, costing $450 million annually—three times the cost of existing facilities. Attorney General James Uthmeier boasted detainees who escape would face “alligators and …

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Florida Legislature Enacts "Poll Tax" Requiring Payment of Fines to Undermine Amendment 4

2019-06-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Governor Ron DeSantis signs Senate Bill 7066 into law, requiring people with felony convictions to pay all fines, fees, court costs, and restitution before regaining voting rights—directly undermining the intent of Amendment 4, which Florida voters approved with 65% support just seven months …

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