Aligator Al'katras
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How to send mail, money, and visit Aligator Al'katras
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Background
The South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, is an immigration detention facility located at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport inside Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, Florida, United States. Its future is uncertain. The facility, managed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, received significant media attention during its construction the summer of 2025 due to its moniker, unique remote environment, political marketing effort, and references to concentration camps. It is the first state-run facility to hold federal immigration detainees in the United States at a current burn rate of US$1.2 million per day, following an initial request for a US$1.49 billion federal grant. On July 1, 2025, President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem toured the facility for its opening.
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Facility profile
Operator
Florida Division of Emergency Management
Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.