Alligator Alcatraz: Deterrence by Design in the Everglades

Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” turned detention into theater. Built fast in the Everglades, the camp leveraged landscape and imagery—tents, floodlights, gators—to sell deterrence. This episode investigates the politics behind the build, the audiences it targeted, and what it means when fear becomes the policy tool of choice.
What’s inside:
The setup and messaging of the Everglades camp
Deterrence by design: environment as “security”
Who the show was aimed at (base voters, migrants, the public)
Power, spectacle, and the normalization of extreme measures
Why it matters for civil liberties and constitutional culture
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