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WASHINGTON – Prison industry giant CoreCivic announced Monday that it has finalized a five-year federal contract to reopen a long-shuttered prison in Appleton that will now hold immigrant detainees.
The company estimated its new contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would bring in $75 million a year.
CoreCivic’s contract with ICE comes as little surprise. The company, which owns the facility in Appleton, has for many months been refurbishing the prison, called the Prairie Correctional Facility.
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The city of Appleton built the prison, but CoreCivic purchased it in 1997 to hold state prisoners, then shut it down in 2010 because of decreased demand.
Now it will hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees.
CoreCivic said it expects to begin receiving detainees at the end of this year “with the full ramp estimated to be complete in the second quarter of 2027.”
The reopening of the Prairie Correctional Facility is a part of the Trump administration’s quest to find more detention space as it continually presses to increase deportations.
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