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People rally against proposed ICE detention facility in Leavenworth
A debate over a proposed immigration detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas, took another turn on Thursday with a group ...
Former Leavenworth Detention Center worker recounts brutal attack
A former Leavenworth Detention Center officer is sharing her story as the city of Leavenworth fights with the facility’s ...
The Lawrence Times2d
Former corrections workers battle CoreCivic opening Leavenworth ICE detention center
Leavenworth citizens and others from across the state have stepped forward to protest CoreCivic’s plan to reopen as an ICE ...
Former officers, Leavenworth representatives continue push against ICE Detention Center
CoreCivic and the city of Leavenworth have gone back and forth on whether the old Leavenworth Detention Center can be ...
KSHB 41 Kansas City2d
Community members applaud Leavenworth for suing CoreCivic over efforts to open ICE detention center
Community members held a press conference Thursday morning, thanking the city of Leavenworth for filing a lawsuit against ...
The Mirror11d
Inmate who attacked another inmate sentenced to more than 2 years
A 42-year-old inmate who attacked another inmate inside a Leavenworth County prison has been sentenced to additional prison ...
Iola Register12d
ICE facility in Leavenworth a terrible proposal
Apparently, private prison company CoreCivic never got the memo ... CoreCivic officials have pledged not to “release any ...
Convicted killer facing more time after beating inmate in Lansing prison
A prisoner at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas, is facing additional jail time after attacking a fellow inmate in January 2024 ...