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Prisons closed due to serious problems set to reopen as migrant detention centers

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By Zane Irwin

Published May 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM EDT

A troubled private prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down in 2021. Now, that facility and other prisons closed because of serious problems are set to reopen as migrant detention centers.

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