Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report findsMIAMI — The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report. At the center, which cost an estimated $1 billion and closed on June 25, detainees lacked adequate living space, access to showers, legal information and…Spokane Spokesman-Review24d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetalligator alcatraz detention report
A $7 Billion gas bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNGThe loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas supply due to the U.S.-Iran war is blowing out costs for Asia’s developing markets, and forcing a rethink of the fuel’s long-term future in the region. Qatari shipments of LNG through the Strait of Hormuz have all but dried up since the conflict started at the end of February. That’s deprived Asian buyers of…Spokane Spokesman-Review24d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanet
