The City of Leavenworth has filed a federal lawsuit against private prison operator CoreCivic, alleging the company is attempting to reopen a previously shuttered detention facility without obtaining ...

The City of Leavenworth and CoreCivic share different definitions of how to go about the process necessary for CoreCivic to operate an ICE detention facility in the center formerly housing the ...

The suit comes after the city approved a resolution Tuesday, March 25, offering a formal statement on its position CoreCivic ...

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Leavenworth City Manager Scott Peterson confirmed that CoreCivic applied Friday for a special use permit to convert the facility into an ICE detention center. He indicated that the company would ...

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WELL, NEWS AT LEAVENWORTH. AFTER APPLYING FOR A PERMIT TO TURN THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH’S OLD JAIL INTO AN ICE DETENTION CENTER. CORECIVIC IS CHANGING ITS MIND. CORECIVIC OWNS THE LAND ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (KMBC) — The former Leavenworth Detention Center, empty since 2021, could soon serve as an immigration detention facility if city officials approve a proposal by private ...