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The Leavenworth Times
CoreCivic has asked Leavenworth County commissioners to reconsider a decision they made regarding the company’s Leavenworth Detention Center.
But the chairman of the County Commission does not know if commissioners will revisit the issue.
“I just don’t know the answer to that right now, but it would take a lot for me to want to bring that back,” Chairman Mike Smith said.
Officials with CoreCivic, which operates private detention facilities, have asked the county government to take over the operation of the Leavenworth Detention Center. The center houses pretrial detainees for the U.S. Marshals Service.
It appears the Leavenworth County government will not be taking over a private prison.
Commissioners voted Wednesday to notify CoreCivic of their decision not to move forward with a proposal from the company.
“I don’t see any way we can do this,” Commissioner Doug Smith said.
CoreCivic officials had proposed the county take over the operation of the company’s Leavenworth Detention Center, which houses pretrial detainees for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Company officials made the proposal after President Joe Biden issued an executive order in January that prohibits the U.S. attorney general from renewing Department of Justice contracts with privately-operated detention facilities. The U.S. Marshals Service is an agency of the Justice Department.
The Leavenworth Times
The chairman of the Leavenworth County Commission wants to know the potential financial benefit if the county government takes over a private prison.
“What is the benefit to the county for doing this?” Chairman Mike Smith said.
He and the other members of the County Commission met Thursday for a work session to discuss a proposal from CoreCivic.
CoreCivic operates the Leavenworth Detention Center, a private prison that houses pretrial detainees for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Representatives of the Tennessee-based CoreCivic met with commissioners last week. The company officials proposed the county take over operations of the Leavenworth facility.