CoreCivic argues that its empty, nonoperational facility — which hasn’t held a single detainee going on four years — somehow ...

A former Leavenworth Detention Center officer is sharing her story as the city of Leavenworth fights with the facility’s ...

The City of Leavenworth has filed a federal lawsuit against private prison operator CoreCivic, alleging the company is attempting to reopen a previously shuttered detention facility without obtaining ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate died Saturday, March 29, at the Federal Correctional Institution in Leavenworth, Kansas. Around 7:15 p.m., Denix Heredia-Chang, 28, was ...

A Washburn University professor broke down the lawsuit the City of Leavenworth filed against CoreCivic after the company ...

Company officials say they don't need permission to house federal immigration detainees at a shuttered prison. LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — The Leavenworth City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday ...

KANSAS CITY ... According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, the state had requested a 32-month prison sentence, but the judge instead made a border box finding and imposed 36 months ...

But it speaks volumes that CoreCivic couldn’t bear even this small amount of accountability,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas ... the prison company’s plan for the Leavenworth ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) - The City of Leavenworth passed a resolution Tuesday night as CoreCivic planned to reopen the former prison without a permit. The resolution was passed with the belief ...

CoreCivic, the second largest private prison company in America, is seeking to reactivate a shuttered facility in Leavenworth as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. As a ...