EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 9 MIN
KC-TODAY-081425-THU-What's happening with the ICE detention center in Leavenworth
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A private prison company has fought for months to open an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas. Even though a court has temporarily barred it from holding detainees, CoreCivic has hired dozens of detention officers and is advertising more positions. Seemingly undeterred by legal setbacks, private prison company CoreCivic is on a hiring spree. It’s been two months since a Kansas court temporarily blocked the company from reopening the former private prison. The city of Leavenworth sought the order because CoreCivic has not obtained a special use permit — a requirement the company rejects. Kansas News Service editor Stephen Koranda sat down with politics reporter Zane Irwin to discuss where things stand in Leavenworth. Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. Kansas City Today is hosted by Madeline Fox. It is produced by Carter Galloway and KCUR Studios, and edited by Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg. You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member: kcur.org/donate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A private prison company has fought for months to open an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas. Even though a court has temporarily barred it from holding detainees, CoreCivic has hired dozens of detention officers and is advertising more positions. Seemingly undeterred by legal setbacks, private prison company CoreCivic is on a hiring spree. It’s been two months since a Kansas court temporarily blocked the company from reopening the former private prison. The city of Leavenworth sought the order because CoreCivic has not obtained a special use permit — a requirement the company rejects. Kansas News Service editor Stephen Koranda sat down with politics reporter Zane Irwin to discuss where things stand in Leavenworth. Contact the show at [email protected]. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news. Kansas City Today is hosted by Madeline Fox. It is produced by Carter Galloway and KCUR Studios, and edited by Emily Younker and Gabe Rosenberg. You can support Kansas City Today by becoming a KCUR member: kcur.org/donate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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