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

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

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

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

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

More than two dozen people gathered in Leavenworth to protest the opening of a detention facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Saturday. CoreCivic has been working for months ...

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

Leavenworth residents like Sean Muddy are going off what they do know — like CoreCivic’s violent history at the former Leavenworth Detention Center. “I was glad they shut down back in 2021 ...

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.

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 ...

“CoreCivic is about to operate a jail or prison within the city limits. Number two, they don’t have a permit to do so,” Joe Hatley, an attorney for the city of Leavenworth, argued in court.

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 ...