{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://frost.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-frost-federal-watchdog-confirms-reports-of-inhumane-conditions-at-alligator-alcatraz", "Rep. Frost: Federal Watchdog Confirms Reports of Inhumane Conditions at \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Maxwell Frost", "F000476", "frost.house.gov", "frost", "https://frost.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released the following statement after a Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report confirmed that detainees at the now-shuttered \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d were held in outdoor metal cages as small as 16 square feet for extended periods of time:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s report confirms what we already knew: what happened at Alligator Alcatraz was disgusting, inhumane, and a stain on Florida\u2019s history.\n\nI saw those conditions with my own eyes. I went to Alligator Alcatraz twice, and before both visits, I was specifically told to see \u201cthe cage\u201d in the recreation area \u2014 including that there had been blood inside it. Both times, I was assured the cages were no longer being used. Now we know that wasn\u2019t true. The federal government\u2019s own watchdog confirmed that people were being held in outdoor metal cages barely larger than a telephone booth, sometimes for nearly two hours.\n\nThis does not end with Alligator Alcatraz. People in ICE custody across America are still facing horrific conditions. I will continue conducting oversight at facilities across Florida and demanding answers.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://frost.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-frost-federal-watchdog-confirms-reports-of-inhumane-conditions-at-alligator-alcatraz"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.580814365297556, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}