As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay

Immigration center plan stirs debate in Baldwin - WDET 101.9 FM

https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Baldwin-Prison-FTR.mp3 Baldwin, a small town in Lake County, is about to get one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. GEO Group has owned a private prison there for decades, called North Lake Correctional Facility. It’s been closed since 2022. A new contract from Immigration and Customs Enforcement has the company promising to bring hundreds …

As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay

The reopening is part of what has long been an on-again, off-again relationship between county residents and North Lake Correctional Facility, and many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.