Protesters rallied against the so-called "Speedway Slammer" outside the Miami Correctional Facility on Aug. 12 after the Trump administration announced plans to use 1,000 detention beds in the prison to house undocumented immigrants.

The transition marks the Trump administration's second state partnership to house undocumented immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the agency ramps up deportation efforts. The first, "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida, has already been criticized for its reportedly cramped conditions and bug infestations .

The shift would make Miami Correctional Facility one of the largest detention centers in the Midwest, but the maximum security prison has been plagued with complaints for years. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has f

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