CoreCivic applied this week to receive a special use permit from Leavenworth to reopen its prison as a U.S. Immigration and ...

The private prison company had previously argued it didn't need a permit to operate the now-idle prison as a detention center ...

The prison company’s decision to re-apply for a zoning permit comes after months of arguing in court that it shouldn’t have to.

At a boisterous court hearing Monday, America’s largest for-profit prison company asked a Kansas judge to reconsider whether it should be allowed to reopen its shuttered Leavenworth prison as an ...

Leavenworth District Judge John Bryant again barred CoreCivic from reopening its prison facility until court hearings can determine whether the company has to go through the Leavenworth development ...

CoreCivic gave up its fight to avoid following the city of Leavenworth’s development process and applied for a special use ...

KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel. Leavenworth's city manager confirmed Monday CoreCivic, the company that ...

CoreCivic and the city of Leavenworth are in a legal dispute over the required permits for reopening a private immigration detention center. Leavenworth argues that CoreCivic needs a new permit due to ...

Leavenworth Federal Correctional Institution, pictured here in 2023, is the subject of criticism from civil rights groups and immigration attorneys who say conditions for immigrants inside are ...

CoreCivic, through its Leavenworth prison, wants to hold up to 1,000 detained immigrants. The United States does not have enough prison cells to meet mass deportation promise. The immigrant detainee, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Leavenworth, Kansas, was found unresponsive Sunday night. Around 9:42 p.m., employees initiated life-saving measures on ...