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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Ten Martin County deputies recently completed a week-long deployment at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility, providing rare insight into operations at the heavily guarded site.

Lieutenant Michael McCarthy, watch commander for the agency's Rapid Response Team, said his team was impressed by the facility's organization despite its rapid construction.

WATCH: Martin County law enforcement shares rare insight into controversial detention facility Martin County deputy details Alligator Alcatraz experience

"For something that was constructed on such short notice, it was extremely impressive from a logistical standpoint," McCarthy said.

The deployment is part of a year-long mission stretching through next June. McCarthy said the governor's of

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