Judge Rejects Lawmaker's Request To Access Alligator Alcatraz

(Tallahassee, FL) -- Some lawmakers are dealing with a setback in their efforts to find out more about the conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz. A judge last week denied a request made by five Democrats to access the immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The judge says the rules that apply to state prisons and jails don't apply to Alligator Alcatraz because it's not a state, county or municipal correctional institution. Five Democratic lawmakers filed the suit after they were denied access to the facility in July.