His name is Lindsey.
NBC6 is only using his first name because he cares about the privacy of his family and the possible online harassment.
“It is inhuman the way they keep their residents,” he told NBC6.
Lindsey provided NBC6 documentation that shows that he reached the so -called “Aligator Alcatraz” on July 6 and worked in the controversial detention center for approximately a week before catching Covid and had to isolate himself.
From the beginning, he told NBC6 that the situation was difficult.
“When I got there, it was overwhelming,” he said. “I thought I would improve. But he never did.”
Lindsey provided NBC6 its Florida state credential, which lists its position as “correction officer.”
She says they told her that the work would be five days and two days off.
Lindsey also provided a copy of his contract with Gardaworld Federal Services, a security company, according to reports, one of the suppliers of “Aligator Alcatraz”.
A work publication in the company’s LinkedIn account shows that they were hiring for the position a month ago and offered $ 26 per hour for work.
“I knew it was going to be the Alcatraz crocodile,” said Lindsey, who added that, although he knew he would live in a shared trailer, he said the conditions were difficult for everyone who was there.
“We had to use the-Johns. We didn’t have hot water half of the time. Our bathrooms were backed,” he said.
NBC6 has reported similar accounts of conditions within defenders, detainees and their families.
When talking about the space where they are arrested, Lindsey said it looks like “a large kennel.”
She says that each store had eight large cages, which contain 35 to 38 inmates, which means that each tent has about 300 detainees.
“They have no sunlight. There is no clock there. They don’t even know what time of day is. They don’t have access to showers. They show up every two days or every four days,” said Lindsey.
She added: “The bathrooms are supported because you have many people who use them.”
In the rainy days, he said, the water is poured into the tents. She described the conditions as miserable not to forget: the constant battle with mosquitoes.
Of the people who are being arrested, Lindsay said: “Not everyone is a criminal.”
NBC News asked the State for a list of detainees in “Aligator Alcatraz”, but has not received the list.
Last month, a Human Rights Watch report found that almost 72% of people arrested for immigration customs control had no criminal record.
“These people are still human. They took them out of their livelihood. They are scared. They don’t speak our language, ”he said.
Lindsey said she was fired from the installation after catching Covid and said she was accused of “altering the medical paperwork submitted to the company.”
He denied the accusations and said he will appear for what he saw.
“I was fired. And yes, I’m angry. But more than ever, as if they were wrong,” he said.
Lindsey tells NBC6 that he was never paid for his work at the facilities. The company, Gardaoworld, did not answer our questions about Lindsey’s accusations and referred us to state authorities.
NBC6 contacted Florida’s emergency management division on Monday morning, but has not yet received an answer. The division has previously denied accusations of bad conditions in the installation. Despite multiple applications, NBC6 has not been given access to the area where detainees are retained.
The Florida Financial Services Department website shows that Gardaworld Federal Services received a contract of about $ 38 million for personnel -related personnel services. The contract was executed on August 2, according to the agency’s website.
