US EditionLeavenworth's Legacy: From Gangsters to Migrant Detentions
- The federal government awarded a no-bid contract to CoreCivic to reactivate a detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, with a capacity of 1,033 beds, for use by ICE in 2025.
- This reopening is part of a broader Trump administration plan to expand immigrant detention, increasing spending to $45 billion and reviving idle prisons without competitive bids.
- Leavenworth officials sued CoreCivic, citing past prison issues, staffing shortages, and lack of transparency, while local politics became contentious with PAC ads targeting Mayor Holly Pittman.
- CoreCivic’s stock rose 56%, and Geo Group’s stock rose 73% after renewed contracts, with PACs spending thousands on political ads amid a 2024 record $1.9 billion dark money influx.
- The contract and reopening sparked legal and political pushback, highlighting national tensions over immigration enforcement and fueling private prison profits in what experts call a 'gold rush'.
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Leavenworth's Legacy: From Gangsters to Migrant Detentions
Leavenworth, Kansas, a once-iconic site for housing infamous criminals, is under contention as a migrant detention hub amidst Trump's immigration policies. Controversies surround the reopening of facilities by private corporation CoreCivic, highlighting debates over government contract practices and the socio-political implications for the Leavenworth community.
ICE usa contratos sin licitación, que benefician a grandes firmas, para obtener camas para detención - The Nevada Independent
El ICE ha citado una "urgencia apremiante" para conseguir miles de camas de detención adicionales, y sus gestiones han hecho que las estimaciones de ganancias se disparen para empresas privadas con conexiones políticas
A judge once called Leavenworth's federal prison a 'hell hole.' CoreCivic will get $4.2 million per month to reopen the long-shuttered facility to hold thousands of migrants arrested by ICE
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that it inspired the term “the big house.” Now Kansas’ oldest city could soon be detaining far less famous people, migrants swept up in President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations of those l…
Leavenworth, Kansas , occupies a mythical place in the world of American crime; its name alone evokes an abbreviation to serve a harsh sentence. The federal penitentiary housed the gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly, in a building so historic that it inspired the term “the big house.” Now, Kansas’s oldest city could soon be arresting far less famous people: immigrants caught up in President Donald Trump’s promise of massive deportations f…
Trump's ICE Deal Reopens Notorious Leavenworth Prison for Migrant Detention - News Facts Network
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