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Leavenworth officials approve permit for CoreCivic to reopen prison after ‘agonizing’ yearlong fight
LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic will reopen its private prison in Leavenworth to house immigration detainees after city commissioners approved the company’s special use permit on Tuesday, the result of a process one commissioner called “agonizing.” One person was arrested and multiple people were ejected as they shouted profanity during an hour of public comments and 30 […]
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