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.