After U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams shut down Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades last month, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has paused the order.
Williams had stated in her order that she expected the number of inmates to decline at the facility in the next 60 days, with many being transferred to other prisons, WOFL reported. After that, generators along with fencing and lighting were expected to be taken away from the detention facility.
The lawsuit prompting Williams’ ruling came from environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe, who claimed the facility could negatively impact the environment in the Florida Everglades.