"You don't expect them to be used in countries that have reasonable rule of law standards," said Juan E. Méndez, a former ...

One of San Francisco’s most famed landmarks will be closed to all visitors for nearly a month this season. Historic Alcatraz ...

As Florida's Everglades detention center made international headlines, an immigration detention center near Jacksonville went under the radar.

Alcatraz Island, a popular tourist attraction in San Francisco Bay, will close to visitors for several weeks, officials said.

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area announced that it will close the island to visitors and tours from Oct. 26 to Nov.

Nearly 80 immigrant detainees who were held at Florida’s makeshift detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, were briefly held in small metal enclosures for “periods ranging from several minutes ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found Alligator Alcatraz cost almost three times higher than standard ICE detention ...

Inspectors said Florida's other major detention facility could hold similar concerns on standards and oversight.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' rebuke of an audit of Alligator Alcatraz show him backtracking on past comments and making claims industry ...

Detainees at the now-closed “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida were kept in “inhumane” living conditions that included lack of clean water ...