Legal Dispute, Protests Continue over CoreCivic’s Plans in Leavenworth

Legal dispute, protests continue over CoreCivic’s plans in Leavenworth

CoreCivic’s plan to reopen a private ICE detention center in Leavenworth faces community protests and a legal dispute over special use permits.

CoreCivic asks district judge to dismiss counts, pushes to reopen Leavenworth prison

About 60 people protested the opening of an ICE detention facility Wednesday outside a CoreCivic court hearing in Leavenworth District Court. (Morgan Chilson/Kansas Reflector)LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic attorneys asked a Leavenworth District Court judge Wednesday to dismiss three counts in a case filed by the City of Leavenworth, pushing to end the court battle affecting its closed Leavenworth prison.  Leavenworth officials filed a case to keep the …

Judge takes motion to dismiss CoreCivic case under advisement - The Leavenworth Times

John Richmeier/Leavenworth Times A Leavenworth County judge has taken a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Civic under advisement and will issue a ruling in… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close The post Judge takes motion to dismiss CoreCivic case under advisement appeared first on The Leavenworth Times.

CoreCivic continues push to reopen Leavenworth prison - The Iola Register

CoreCivic has asked a district judge to dismiss three counts in a case filed by the City of Leavenworth in a push reopen the prison. LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic attorneys asked a Leavenworth District Court judge Wednesday to dismiss three counts in a case filed by the City of Leavenworth, pushing to end the court battle affecting its closed Leavenworth prison. Leavenworth officials filed a case to keep the company from reopening its prison as an Imm…