Nate Monroe

The administration has since replaced the original purchasing records – which total more than $200 million in taxpayer spending on Alligator Alcatraz – with one-page summaries that don’t provide nearly as much detail about what exactly taxpayers are paying for...

911 calls from an ICE detention facility in Broward are on pace to double from last year, according to an analysis by @AnnaCat_Brigida. It’s a trend that some lawmakers/attorneys attribute to an overwhelmed system operating with little oversight.  jaxtrib.org/2025/07/25/as-…

New from @TheJaxTrib | In Florida’s eviction capital, major landlord under the spotlight jaxtrib.org/2025/07/23/in-…

Sgt. William H. Cox, 45, was promoted to his current rank less than a year after he was punished in 2021 for improperly spraying noxious chemicals into the face of a disrespectful detainee at close range, then refusing to sign the official reprimand. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/21/ran…

Faced with a viral video of a police stop in which a citizen was sucker-punched (a term the sheriff disputes), the sheriff warned about the limitations of video evidence. But in 2023, when he relied on body cam video to lock up a man who filed a complaint, this was JSO’s view:

A consultant hired by FPL told regulators that without adding battery storage included in its $9B rate hike request, customers are highly likely to experience a rolling blackout. Lawyers fighting the hike say it's a nonsensical scare tactic. ICYMI: tampabay.com/news/business/…

A Duval County jail sergeant suspended in the aftermath of inmate Charles Faggart's death was hired despite having been kicked out of the Marines and a history of arrests for domestic violence and DUI, according to records obtained by the Tributary. news4jax.com/news/local/202…

BREAKING: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it has launched an internal investigation into a video that appears to show officers hitting a man in his face, breaking his car window, and pulling him out of his car following a February traffic stop. news4jax.com/news/local/202…

State Rep. Anna Eskamani visited the detention center and saw CRS branding attached to staffers’ name tags. She said the firm was “not qualified” to manage the detention center. “No one knows what’s going on, nobody can answer basic questions,” she said. jaxtrib.org/2025/07/16/jac…

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State Rep. Anna Eskamani, who visited the detention center and recalled seeing CRS branding attached to staffers’ name tags, said the firm was simply “not qualified” to manage the detention center. “No one knows what’s going on, nobody can answer basic questions.”

NEW: A consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract to provide services at #alligatoralcatraz via @TheJaxTrib's new immigration reporter @AnnaCat_Brigida & @NateMonroeTU jaxtrib.org/2025/07/16/jac…

A little-known consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract earlier this month to provide a raft of critical services at “Alligator Alcatraz.” via @AnnaCat_Brigida/@NateMonroeTU jaxtrib.org/2025/07/16/jac…