The Leavenworth Times
Officials with CoreCivic are proposing that the county government take over the operations of the company’s Leavenworth Detention Center.
The idea is being proposed as a way to keep the local facility open following a presidential executive order that prohibits the U.S Department of Justice from contracting with privately-operated detention centers.
Under the proposal, CoreCivic would retain ownership of the the Leavenworth Detention Center property, which would be leased by the county.
Damon Hininger, president and CEO of CoreCivic, reviewed the proposal Wednesday with Leavenworth County commissioners. He acknowledged there are still a lot of “what ifs” associated with the proposal.
Leavenworth inmate assaults correctional staff
2 hospitalized after incident
and last updated 2021-02-07 22:25:05-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A Leavenworth Detention Center inmate assaulted two correctional staff members on Saturday, according to a CoreCivic spokesperson.
The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m., and both staffers were transported to an area hospital, where they remain hospitalized.
The spokesperson said the inmate âsuspected in the assaultâ has been isolated.
Leavenworth police and the United States Marshals Service have been notified.
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CoreCivic: Leavenworth facility not impacted by president’s order
The Leavenworth Times
Update: On Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, CoreCivic spokesman Ryan Gustin said in an email that his previous statement indicating the Leavenworth Detention Center would not be directly impacted by the president s executive order was premature because we’re not yet fully aware of how this executive order could impact each of our facilities.
A presidential executive order that seeks to eliminate the federal government’s use of private prisons will not directly impact the CoreCivic facility in Leavenworth, a company spokesman said.
President Joe Biden issued the executive order Tuesday. The order states the U.S. attorney general “shall not renew Department of Justice contracts with privately operated criminal detention facilities, as consistent with applicable law.”
Former KCFD captain sentenced to federal prison for illegally selling dozens of guns Luke Nozicka, The Kansas City Star
Jan. 25 A former Kansas City Fire Department captain was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for illegally selling dozens of guns.
James Samuels sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. The 55-year-old man, detained at the Leavenworth Detention Center, appeared in an orange jumpsuit during the hearing conducted by video conference.
Last year, Samuels admitted he purchased 77 firearms from November 2013 to August 2018. He was not a licensed dealer, yet he transferred 47 of the guns to third parties. He made a $40 to $50 profit per firearm, according to prosecutors.