Alligator Alcatraz held immigrants in phonebooth-sized cages to ‘manage their emotions,’ watchdog finds

• The Department of Homeland Security’s independent inspector general determined that Alligator Alcatraz failed to comply with at least six different detention standards, including basic medical care, food, hygiene and environmental health and safety.
• Showers were “infested with small bugs” and detainees lacked access to safe food and cl