A $608 million federal reimbursement that Florida’s been counting on to pay for the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” lockup won’t cover construction costs — if the money comes through at all, Justice Department lawyers have declared. Instead, any potential dollars would only fund “operational costs,” not “construction or facility modification,” the DOJ said in a new […]
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Trump administration won’t pay for Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs
Florida has long waited for these federal dollars to come in.