No-bid contracts with politically connected companies have become crucial to holding immigrants for deportation.

In an email statement, a CoreCivic spokesperson would not address a claim that came as a surprise to the city’s attorneys — that CoreCivic filed a suit in the Leavenworth District Court on July 4.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A hearing is scheduled Monday in Leavenworth, Kansas, to address the dispute over CoreCivic's plan to convert the former Leavenworth Detention Center into a private ICE ...

A Leavenworth District Court judge finalized his decision to bar CoreCivic from housing U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Kansas Judge John J. Bryant will rule on CoreCivic’s motion to reverse a temporary restraining order, which would allow the company to operate an ICE prison in Leavenworth.

When an inmate attacked former correctional officer Diana Polanco at CoreCivic’s Leavenworth prison, only one thought raced ...

KSHB 41’s Rachel Henderson followed up with residents she met at the station’s “Let’s Talk” event to discuss the ongoing ...

But in records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, private prison company proposals in response to a request for ...

A group opposing the possible opening of an ICE detention facility in Leavenworth, Kansas gathered Saturday morning, July 19.

Fred Brown, a Leavenworth resident, has worked in corrections for nearly 40 years, including over 30 years at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. After a brief retirement, Brown joined CoreCivic at the ...

Trump administration’s budget bill authorizes $45 billion for more detention centers like the one CoreCivic plans in ...

CoreCivic said in the lawsuit that it also committed to a one-time $1 million impact fee, $250,000 in annual impact fees, and $150,000 annually to the Leavenworth Police Department.