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Leavenworth Residents Rally Against Controversial Detention Center

4/27/2025

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Leavenworth, Kansas, is embroiled in a heated debate over CoreCivic's proposed immigration detention center, raising alarms about humane treatment and its effects on the community. With the Trump administration advocating for expanded detention, private prison giants like GEO Group and CoreCivic stand to gain financially, even as residents voice their opposition and recall troubling histories of abuse.

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Leavenworth, Kansas, is embroiled in a heated debate over CoreCivic's proposed immigration detention center, raising alarms about humane treatment and its effects on the community. With the Trump administration advocating for expanded detention, private prison giants like GEO Group and CoreCivic stand to gain financially, even as residents voice their opposition and recall troubling histories of abuse.