CoreCivic and the city of Leavenworth have gone back and forth on whether the old Leavenworth Detention Center can be reopened as an ICE Detention Center.

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 ...

Citing its responsibility to protect its constituents, the City of Leavenworth is reinforcing its belief that CoreCivic must obtain a special use permit to open an ICE detention facility.

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 ...

City of Leavenworth files lawsuit against CoreCivic over the company's plans to reopen a former federal detention center and ...

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 ...

A 42-year-old inmate who attacked another inmate inside a Leavenworth County prison has been sentenced to additional prison ...

The program, run by the Prison Fellowship, allows incarcerated parents to provide a gift with a handwritten note to their ...