Detainees at a Florida immigration facility, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," were allegedly punished for seeking legal advice and forced to scrawl lawyers’ phone numbers on walls and beds using soap due to a lack of writing materials, two former detainees testified this week. The injunction aims to ensure detainees at the state-run Everglades facility receive the same access to legal counsel as those in federally-operated centers. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe detainees’ lawsuit alleges violations of their First Amendment rights. They claim their lawyers must schedule visits three days in advance, unlike other immigration detention facilities, where attorneys can arrive during visiting hours. This case is one of three federal lawsuits challenging practices at the controversial immigration detention center.