Private prison for detained immigrants about to reopen in Lake County

Private prison for detained immigrants about to reopen in Lake County

WEBBER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Guards and medical staff have started training at the private prison that is about to reopen to house some of the growing number of immigrants in the country illegally detained by the Trump administration. While local officials said it will boost the economy, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union worry about how the immigrants will be treated. The prison, owned by the GEO Group of Florida, will employ a…