"Detainees at Deportation Depot (as it was dubbed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis) have complained of limited access to medical care, including emergencies, poor and insufficient food, lack of drinking water, and no privacy to speak with their lawyers, according to testimonies collected by the legal network Sanctuary of the South (SOS). They have also reported having no mechanisms to file complaints or store legal documents or religious items, that staff threaten them with solitary confinement as retaliation,"
"and that, because there are multiple contractors, it's unclear who is in charge raising questions about oversight, due process, and basic standards of care at the facility. Immigrant detention centers in Florida have been criticized in human rights reports for dehumanizing overcrowding and blatant violations of immigration detention standards. Nearly half a dozen people have died in immigration custody in Florida so far this year half of the total nationwide."
Deportation Depot, opened in a former men's prison in Baker County, northern Florida, has received detainee complaints about poor conditions and treatment. Detainees report limited access to medical care including emergencies, insufficient food and drinking water, lack of privacy for lawyer visits, and no mechanisms to file complaints or store legal or religious items. Staff allegedly threaten solitary confinement and multiple contractors create unclear chain of command, raising oversight and due process concerns. Florida detention centers face human rights criticism for overcrowding and standards violations. Several people have died in state immigration custody this year, and state policy emphasizes mass detention and deportations.
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