Opposition to an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, illustrates a tension playing out across the country.

Leavenworth’s lawsuit highlights major scandals at the prison, including a 129-page report from the U.S. Department of ...

The Trump administration’s promised deportations have private prison operator CoreCivic moving to use the inactive Kansas ...

STAY OUT OF THAT BUILDING FOR AN HOUR. BEATINGS, DEATHS AND INJURIES. THOSE ALL TOOK PLACE AT A PRIVATE PRISON IN LEAVENWORTH UNTIL IT GOT SHUT DOWN BACK IN 2021. BUT THE COMPANY THAT RUNS IT ...

LEAVENWORTH, Kan ... Marcia Levering worked at the prison four years ago. She was a corrections officer and then a case counselor. “I am legally disabled now,” Levering said.